()(もの)

やきもの
noun
grilled dish
foodart
1. grilled dish, broiled food
Food cooked by grilling, broiling, or roasting over direct heat. A fundamental Japanese cooking method.
今日(きょう)()(もの)(さかな)です。
Today's grilled dish is fish.
()(もの)一番(いちばん)()料理(りょうり)です。
Grilled dishes are my favorite type of cooking.
Grilled dishes are one of the fundamental cooking methods in Japanese cuisine.
At izakaya, grilled dishes like yakitori and grilled fish are often ordered.
Charcoal-grilled dishes have a wonderful aroma and offer a flavor that is different from a home grill.
2. pottery, ceramics
Items made of fired clay, including pottery and porcelain.
この()(もの)茶碗(ちゃわん)とてもきれいです。
This pottery tea bowl is very beautiful.
Japanese pottery is popular overseas too.
I visited a pottery kiln.
I treasure the pottery tea bowls that my grandmother collected.
Pottery has been thriving in this region since long ago, and many kilns still preserve traditional techniques today.

()(もの) has two main meanings:

**1. Grilled/roasted food** (() = to grill)

Common dishes

**2. Pottery/ceramics** (fired in a kiln)

Famous types

Context determines the meaning. In food contexts, it means grilled dishes; in art/craft contexts, it means pottery.

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