磁器(じき)

じき
noun
porcelain, china
1. porcelain, china, ceramics
High-quality ceramic material made from kaolin, fired at high temperatures to create a hard, white, translucent surface.
この磁器(じき)は有田焼(ありたやき)です。
This porcelain is Arita ware.
磁器(じき)の茶碗(ちゃわん)は割(わ)れやすい。
Porcelain teacups break easily.
中国(ちゅうごく)は磁器(じき)の発祥(はっしょう)の地(ち)として知(し)られている。
China is known as the birthplace of porcelain.

磁器(じき) refers specifically to porcelain, the finest type of ceramic.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 磁器(じき)の皿(さら) (porcelain plate)
  • 磁器(じき)の人形(にんぎょう) (porcelain doll)
  • 白磁(はくじ) (white porcelain)
  • 青磁(せいじ) (celadon)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 磁器(じき): porcelain (high-quality, translucent ceramic)
  • 陶器(とうき): pottery, earthenware (lower-fired, porous)
  • 焼(や)き物(もの): pottery, ceramics (general term)

HOMOPHONES:

  • 磁器(じき): porcelain
  • 磁気(じき): magnetism
  • 時期(じき): time, season, period

Related Words

Contrast: 磁気(じき) (homophone - magnetism)
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Added 2026.1.12 15:31 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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