ボウルbouru
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- nounbowl
- Synonym鉢はちNeutralCovers deep dishes, large bowls, flowerpots, a monk's begging bowl, even the skull. Broader in use than 「ボウル」 and leans toward Japanese-style vessels.
- Related丼どんぶりNeutralA large bowl for rice or noodles, and also the rice-bowl dish itself, as in 「天丼」. 「ボウル」 is for Western salad bowls and mixing bowls.
- Related椀わんNeutralA wooden bowl, often lacquerware, used for soup or rice; also a counter for bowls. 「ボウル」 is Western-style, used for salads or cooking.
- Relatedどんぶり鉢どんぶりばちNeutralA large bowl for serving rice or noodles, often lidded; refers to the same vessel as 「丼」. 「ボウル」 usually means a Western-style bowl or a mixing bowl.
- Related碗わんWrittenA ceramic or porcelain bowl for rice, soup and other food or drink; also a counter. Written/formal in feel; 「ボウル」 is Western and used in cooking.
- Related汁椀しるわんNeutralA Japanese-style bowl for miso soup, clear soup and the like. 「ボウル」 is Western-style, used for salads or food preparation.
Use 「ボウル」 for Western-style salad bowls and cooking or mixing bowls. For donburi bowls and rice-bowl dishes pick 「丼」; for wooden bowls 「椀」; for ceramic bowls 「碗」 (written style); for soup bowls 「汁椀」; for deep vessels, pots and flowerpots 「鉢」.
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- 料理に用いる半球の鉢。
- アメリカンフットボールの競技場を表す。
- アメリカンフットボールの大きな試合を表す。
- ボウリング場を表す。


