食器(しょっき)

しょっき
noun
tableware, dishes
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.
新(あたら)しい食器(しょっき)セットを買(か)った。
I bought a new dinnerware set.
食器(しょっき)棚(だな)に皿(さら)を片(かた)づけた。
I put away the plates in the cupboard.
食器(しょっき)洗(あら)い機(き)があると、毎日(まいにち)の片(かた)づけがとても楽(らく)になる。
Having a dishwasher makes the daily cleanup much easier.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの際(さい)に食器(しょっき)を割(わ)らないよう、一(ひと)つずつ新聞紙(しんぶんし)で包(つつ)んで箱(はこ)に入(い)れた。
When moving, I wrapped each piece of tableware in newspaper and put it in a box so nothing would break.

食器(しょっき) 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(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

INCLUDES:

  • 皿(さら): plates
  • 茶碗(ちゃわん): rice bowls
  • 椀(わん): soup bowls
  • コップ/グラス: cups/glasses

Note: 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).

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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.4.3 12:01
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