うつわ

bowl; vessel; container

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
bowlvesselcontainer
Noun
abilitycapacitycalibrecaliber

Example Sentences

(かれ)は将来国家の棟梁(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.

いくら(うつわ)だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流(さんりゅう)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(うつわ)から(くち)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.

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