土器

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Chinese

earth; dust; rural
earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian
 
 device; tool; utensil
trad. (土器) 土 器
simp. #(土器) 土 器

Pronunciation

Noun

土器

  1. crockery; earthenware

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (土器):
  • → Japanese: 土器(どき) (doki)
  • → Korean: 토기(土器) (togi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土 器
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
土器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

kaparake → kaɸarake → kawarake. Compound of 瓦 (kawara, “tile”) +‎ 笥 (ke, “container”).

Pronunciation

Noun

土器(かわらけ) • (kawarake) ←かはらけ (kafarake)?

  1. unglazed pottery
  2. an unglazed drinking cup
  3. (figuratively) a woman who does not grow pubic hair
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

土器(どき) • (doki) 

  1. an unglazed container made from baked clay; earthenware

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
土器

Noun

土器 • (togi) (hangeul 토기)

  1. hanja form? of 토기 (“earthenware; earthen pottery”)
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