グラス

ぐらす

noun

glass (for drinking); (in サングラス) glasses

1. glass (drinking vessel)

A drinking container made of glass, typically for cold beverages.

Please pour water into the glass.

We toasted with wine glasses.

I dropped and broke the glass.

The beer glass is foggy.

Let's toast with champagne glasses.

I washed the glasses and put them back on the shelf.

2. glasses (only in サングラス)

Eyewear, but only in the compound サングラス (sunglasses); グラス alone does not mean eyeglasses.

サングラスをかけている。

I'm wearing sunglasses.

Please take off your sunglasses.

I bought new sunglasses.

Sunglasses are necessary while driving.

グラス (from English 'glass') primarily refers to drinking glasses, especially for cold drinks like water, juice, or alcoholic beverages.

グラス is a drinking glass, not the material: window glass is ガラス. Eyeglasses are 眼鏡(めがね); グラス means glasses only inside サングラス.

グラス tends to imply a more elegant or specialized drinking vessel, while コップ is more casual and general.

Related Words

Compare: ジョッキ (beer mug)

Related: ガラス (glass)

Related: マグカップ (mug)

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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.10.9 9:22

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