椀|わんwan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbowl (wooden)
   そのお椀わんのスープはとてもおいしかった。↗

   The soup in the bowl was very delicious.
2. countercounter for bowls of food or drink

• Synonym碗わんNeutralA homophone with a different character, for ceramic bowls like 「茶碗」; 「椀」 is reserved for wooden ones.
• RelatedボウルNeutralLoanword for Western-style bowls and basins, as in 「サラダボウル」; 「椀」 is specifically a wooden bowl.
• Related丼どんぶりNeutralA large ceramic bowl, or the donburi dish itself; bigger than 「椀」 and used mainly for serving rice.
• Related鉢はちNeutralCovers basins, deep bowls and flowerpots in many sizes, as in 「小鉢」; its uses are far broader than 「椀」.
• Relatedどんぶり鉢どんぶりばちNeutralA large bowl for serving donburi dishes; bigger than 「椀」 and usually ceramic.

Use 「椀」 for wooden bowls and soup bowls, 「碗」 for ceramic ones, 「丼」 for the large bowls of donburi, 「ボウル」 for Western-style bowls, and 「鉢」 for basins and pots.

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1. 食べ物たべものや飲み物のみものを入いれるための、木きで作つくった器うつわ。
2. 食べ物たべものや飲み物のみものを、それを盛もった木きの器うつわの数かずで数かぞえるときに使つかう語ご。