How to say 'Teacup' in Japanese | 茶わん

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The Japanese word for Teacup is 'Chawan', written as 茶わん in Japanese.'Teacup' in hiragana is ちゃわん.

word

茶わん

Meaning

Teacup

Reading

ちゃわん

chawan

Kanji

茶Tea

Explanation

The Japanese noun '茶わん (ちゃわん)' refers to a 'teacup', specifically a cup used for drinking tea. It is commonly used in the context of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies or everyday tea drinking. The word can also refer to rice bowls in some contexts, but its primary meaning is a teacup. Example sentences: Please pass me the teacup「茶わんを取ってください」(ちゃわんをとってください). This teacup is beautiful「この茶わんはきれいです」(このちゃわんはきれいです).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

718

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 茶わん

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

茶

Meaning

Tea

Hiragana in the Word 茶わん

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

わ

Reading

hiragana

ん

Reading

Words Related to 茶わん Through the Kanji 茶

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 茶 as well.

word

茶色

Meaning

Brown

word

お茶

Meaning

Tea

word

茶

Meaning

Tea

word

喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

word

紅茶

Meaning

Black tea

word

喫茶

Meaning

Coffee

word

無茶

Meaning

Reckless

word

目茶苦茶

Meaning

Chaotic, Absurd

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What does 'Chawan' (茶わん) mean?

'Chawan' means 'Teacup' .

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