How to say "jar" in Japanese

• 瓶びんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounIt covers glass containers, chiefly bottles, but also jars such as one of jam or sauce. Use it when the jar is a glass vessel rather than a rounded ceramic pot.
  使用しようする前まえに瓶びんを振ふってください。↗

  Shake the bottle before using.
• つぼJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA deep, round-bellied pot or vase, typically ceramic, with a narrow mouth. Choose it for a jar of this rounded shape rather than a glass container.
  これは彼かれが最もっとも大切たいせつにしているつぼだ。↗

  This is the pot he treasures most of all.
• ジャーCommon
  nounThe loanword, meaning simply 'jar'. Use it when the English word 'jar' itself fits the container you are describing, without deciding whether it is closer to a bottle or a pot.
  このふたはあのジャーのふただ。↗

  This lid belongs with that jar.

Use 瓶 for a glass container, chiefly a bottle but also a jar of jam; 「つぼ」 for a round, pot- or vase-shaped jar, typically ceramic; 「ジャー」 is the loanword when you simply mean a jar.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 瓶びんbottle
• つぼpot
• きしむto jar
• 広口瓶ひろくちびんjar
• 不快感を与えるふかいかんをあたえるto jar
• 瓶子へいじearthenware pot (used as a decanter)
• ジャーjar