椀(わん)

わん
noun
bowl (wooden, lacquered)
1. bowl (for soup or rice)
A bowl, traditionally made of wood or lacquered, used for soup or rice.
味噌汁(みそしる)を椀(わん)に入(い)れた。
I put miso soup in a bowl.
この椀(わん)は漆塗(うるしぬ)りで高級(こうきゅう)だ。
This bowl is lacquered and high-quality.
汁(しる)椀(わん)を手(て)に持(も)って飲(の)む。
Pick up the soup bowl and drink from it.
お椀(わん)の蓋(ふた)を取(と)って食(た)べ始(はじ)めた。
I removed the lid from the bowl and started eating.
祖母(そぼ)から受(う)け継(つ)いだ漆(うるし)の椀(わん)は、百年(ひゃくねん)以上(いじょう)も使(つか)われている。
The lacquered bowl I inherited from my grandmother has been in use for over a hundred years.

椀(わん) traditionally refers to wooden or lacquered bowls used in Japanese cuisine, especially for soup.

TYPES OF BOWLS:

  • 椀(わん): wooden/lacquered bowl (for soup)
  • 碗(わん): ceramic/porcelain bowl (same reading, different kanji)
  • 茶碗(ちゃわん): rice bowl, tea cup
  • お椀(わん): bowl (polite form, commonly used)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 汁椀(しるわん): soup bowl
  • 吸(す)い物(もの)椀(わん): clear soup bowl
  • 飯椀(めしわん): rice bowl

In everyday usage, お椀(わん) is common and refers to the lidded bowls used for miso soup in Japanese meals.

Related Words

Related: 茶碗(ちゃわん) (rice bowl)
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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.2.12 16:11
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