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器 (うつわ): bowl, vessel, container — Japanese vocabulary

器 is read うつわ and means "bowl, vessel, container". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

器

Reading
うつわ · utsuwa
Translation
bowl, vessel, container
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
うつわが

Example

彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。

かれはしょうらいこっかのとうりょうたるべきうつわだ。

He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.

Kanji in this word

  • 器 — Utensil, Vessel, Receptacle

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