(すいはんき)

すいはんき
noun
rice cooker
1. rice cooker
An electrical kitchen appliance designed to cook rice automatically.
炊飯器(すいはんき)(はん)()
Cook rice in a rice cooker.
This rice cooker is a 3-cup model.
(ごう) is the traditional unit for measuring rice
The keep-warm function of rice cookers is convenient.
After buying a new rice cooker, the rice became much more delicious.
Our rice cooker has a timer function, so we can have freshly cooked rice as soon as we wake up in the morning.

An essential appliance in Japanese households. Types:

Features:

Major Japanese brands: 象印 (Zojirushi), タイガー (Tiger), パナソニック (Panasonic), 日立 (Hitachi), 三菱 (Mitsubishi).

Capacity measured in (ごう): 三合炊(さんごうだ)き (3 cups), 五合炊(ごごうだ)き (5 cups), etc.