How to say "Tea bowl" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Tea bowl" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Tea bowl" is "Chawan", written in japanese as "茶わん".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '茶わん (ちゃわん)' refers to a small bowl typically used for serving and drinking tea. It has a slightly rounded shape and is often made of ceramics. This type of bowl is an essential part of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. For example: Please prepare the tea bowls - (茶わんを用意してください). I enjoyed drinking tea from the beautiful tea bowl - (きれいな茶わんで茶を飲んで楽しみました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "茶" means "Tea" and can be read as "Sa" and "Cha"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Chawan" mean in japanese?

"Chawan" means "Tea bowl" .

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How to write "Tea bowl" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.