茶碗

• 読み: ちゃわん
• ローマ字: chawan
• 漢字の分解: 茶 (cha/sa) — tea; 碗 (wan) — bowl, cup
• 発音: /tɕa.wa.ɴ/

意味

Rice bowl; tea cup. A ceramic bowl primarily used for eating rice in Japanese meals.

Despite containing the kanji for tea (茶), in daily use 茶碗 most commonly refers to the rice bowl. Each family member typically has their own personal rice bowl. In tea ceremony context, it refers to the tea bowl used for matcha.

例文

1. ご飯を茶碗に入れてください。
2. 茶碗を食卓に並べました。
3. この茶碗は祖母のものです。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, meals, kitchen

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 茶 (cha, tea) + 碗 (wan, bowl). Originally meant 'tea bowl' for Chinese tea, but the meaning expanded to include rice bowls in everyday Japanese usage.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal