うつわ
器
bowl; vessel; container
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
bowl•vessel•container
Noun
ability•capacity•calibre•caliber
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Kanji Breakdown
Example Sentences
彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。
He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな~んの意味もないんちゃうの?
The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?
しかしながら、食べ物を器から口まで運ぶ必要があり、その必要性に応えるために、はしが現れたのだった。
There was, however, a need for food to be carried from the bowl to the mouth, and chopsticks came along to meet that need.