器|うつわutsuwa[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbowl; vessel; container
   いくら器うつわだけを日本一にっぽんいちにしても、中身なかみが三さん流りゅうやったらな〜んの意味いみもないんちゃうの？↗

   The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?
2. nounability; capacity; calibre; caliber
   彼かれは将来しょうらい国家こっかの棟梁とうりょうたるべき器うつわだ。↗

   He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.

• Synonym入れ物いれものNeutralA general word for something that holds things, as in 「入れ物がない」; common in colloquial speech. 「器」 leans toward tableware or, figuratively, a person's capacity.
• Synonym容器ようきNeutralA container for storing things, as in 「保存容器」「プラスチック容器」; used very widely in daily life. Unlike 「器」, it cannot figuratively describe a person's capacity.
• Synonym器物きぶつWrittenA written/formal term for implements and utensils in general, as in 「器物損壊」. 「器」 usually means tableware and can also refer to a person's capacity.
• Antonym中身なかみNeutralA strike to an opponent's vital points, as in martial arts like judo; it has no real semantic opposition to 「器」. For what a container holds, say 「中身」.
• Antonym内容ないようNeutralWhat a container holds, and also the substance of a text or work; it stands opposite 「器」 in the container-versus-contents sense.

Use 「器」 for vessels that hold or serve food, as in 「器に盛る」, or figuratively for a person's capacity, as in 「器が大きい」. For an ordinary container, say 「入れ物」 or 「容器」; 「内容」 is its opposite in the container–contents pairing.

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

1. （うつわ）主おもに食物しょくもつや飲料いんりょうを保管ほかん又または分配ぶんぱいするために用もちいるもの。
2. （うつわ）人ひとの度量どりょう、包容力ほうようりょく。