JLPT N5 · Noun

茶碗 (chawan)

茶碗 (ちゃわん, chawan) is a Japanese noun meaning “rice bowl; tea cup”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちゃわん
Romaji: chawan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup · noun

Example sentences

彼は茶碗を床にたたきつけた。

He dashed the cup on the floor.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 茶碗

茶

teaチャ・サ · 9 strokes

碗

porcelain bowl, tea cupワン・こばち · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 茶碗.

お茶おちゃtea (esp. green or barley)紅茶こうちゃblack tea茶色ちゃいろbrown喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop茶ちゃtea茶色いちゃいろいlight brown無茶むちゃabsurd茶の間ちゃのま(Japanese-style) living room茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃnonsensical焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown碗わんbowl (ceramic, porcelain)

Source: JMdict entry 1597530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.