陶器|とうきtouki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
   陶器とうきは火ひで焼やかれた。↗

   The pottery was baked by fire.

• Synonym瀬戸物せとものNeutralColloquially a blanket term for everyday ceramic tableware, originally Seto ware. 「陶器」 is the plain name, strictly the softer, water-absorbing, opaque ware.
• Related磁器じきNeutralHard, translucent porcelain; in the strict sense 「陶器」 is its counterpart — softer and water-absorbing.
• Related土器どきNeutralUnglazed, low-fired earthenware, often ancient pieces from archaeological digs; 「陶器」 is harder and usually glazed.
• Related陶製とうせいWrittenWritten word for 'made of pottery', typically as 「陶製の〜」 modifying an item; 「陶器」 refers to the vessel itself.
• Related陶物すえものWrittenArchaic word for pottery or fired ware; in daily life say 「陶器」 or 「焼き物」.

Use 「陶器」 for pottery and ceramic ware generally. Say 「瀬戸物」 for everyday tableware in conversation, 「磁器」 for hard, translucent porcelain, 「土器」 for unglazed ancient earthenware, 「陶製の〜」 as a written modifier, and avoid archaic 「陶物」.

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1. 陶磁器とうじきのうち、吸水性きゅうすいせい・非ひ透光とうこう性せいがあるもの。土器かわらけより硬かたく、磁器じきより柔やわらかい。
2. 陶磁器とうじきのこと。やきもの。