食器(しょっき)

しょっき
noun
tableware, dishes
daily-lifecooking
1. tableware, dishes, crockery
Plates, bowls, cups, and other items used for serving and eating food.
食器(しょっき)を洗(あら)ってください。
Please wash the dishes.
I bought a new dinnerware set.
I put away the plates in the cupboard.
Having a dishwasher makes the daily cleanup much easier.
When moving, I wrapped each piece of tableware in newspaper and put it in a box so nothing would break.

A collective term covering both Japanese-style and Western-style tableware.

Common collocations

  • 食器(しょっき)を洗(あら)う: to wash dishes
  • 食器(しょっき)棚(だな): cupboard, dish cabinet
  • 食器(しょっき)洗(あら)い機(き): dishwasher
  • 食器(しょっき)セット: dinnerware set
  • 食器(しょっき)乾燥機(かんそうき): dish dryer

Types

Usage

箸(はし) (chopsticks) and spoons are technically 食器(しょっき) but are sometimes categorized separately as カトラリー (cutlery). 食器(しょっき) most commonly refers to the vessels (plates, bowls, cups).