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tableware, dishes, crockery
Plates, bowls, cups, and other items used for serving and eating food.
食器 is a collective term for plates, bowls, cups, and other items used for serving and eating food. It covers both Japanese-style and Western-style tableware.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 食器を洗う: to wash dishes
- 食器棚: cupboard, dish cabinet
- 食器洗い機: dishwasher
- 食器セット: dinnerware set
- 食器乾燥機: dish dryer
INCLUDES:
Note: 箸 (chopsticks) and spoons are technically 食器 but are sometimes categorized separately as カトラリー (cutlery). 食器 most commonly refers to the vessels (plates, bowls, cups).