陶芸(とうげい)

とうげい
noun
pottery
leisure
1. pottery, ceramics
The art of making objects from clay and firing them in a kiln.
陶芸(とうげい)を始(はじ)めた。
I started doing pottery.
陶芸(とうげい)教室(きょうしつ)に通(かよ)っている。
I attend a pottery class.
日本(にほん)の陶芸(とうげい)は世界(せかい)的(てき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Japanese pottery is world-famous.

Compound: 陶(とう) (pottery) + 芸(げい) (art, craft)

Common collocations

CULTURAL NOTE (famous pottery):

  • 有田焼(ありたやき) (Arita ware - Saga)
  • 益子焼(ましこやき) (Mashiko ware - Tochigi)
  • 備前焼(びぜんやき) (Bizen ware - Okayama)
  • 清水焼(きよみずやき) (Kiyomizu ware - Kyoto)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 工芸(こうげい) (crafts, industrial arts)
Related: 絵付(えつ)け (painting (on ceramics, pottery))
Related: 轆轤(ろくろ) (potter's wheel)
Related: 窯(かま) (kiln)
Related: 釉薬(ゆうやく) (glaze)
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Added 2026.1.14 23:59 · Revised 2026.10.10 16:55
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