お椀(わん)

おわん

noun

soup bowl

1. soup bowl, lacquered wooden bowl

A small bowl, typically made of lacquered wood, used for serving miso soup and other Japanese soups. Features a lid to keep the soup warm.

お椀(わん)に味噌汁(みそしる)をよそう。

Ladle miso soup into the bowl.

漆(うるし)塗(ぬ)りのお椀(わん)は手入(てい)れが大切(たいせつ)だ。

Lacquered soup bowls require careful maintenance.

お椀(わん)の蓋(ふた)を取(と)ると湯気(ゆげ)が立(た)った。

Steam rose when I removed the lid of the soup bowl.

祖母(そぼ)からもらった漆(うるし)塗(ぬ)りのお椀(わん)を大切(たいせつ)に使(つか)っている。

I carefully use the lacquered soup bowl I received from my grandmother.

和食(わしょく)ではお椀(わん)を手(て)に持(も)って口(くち)をつけて飲(の)むのがマナーだ。

In Japanese cuisine, it is proper etiquette to hold the soup bowl in your hand and drink from it directly.

Types

漆(うるし)塗(ぬ)りのお椀(わん) (lacquered soup bowl) - traditional, higher quality
木製(もくせい)のお椀(わん) (wooden soup bowl)
プラスチックのお椀(わん) (plastic soup bowl) - common in casual settings

Similar words

お椀(わん) - specifically for soup, usually with a lid
茶碗(ちゃわん) - rice bowl (or tea cup in tea ceremony)
丼(どんぶり) - larger bowl for donburi dishes
鉢(はち) - general bowl, often deeper

Usage in japanese dining: お椀(わん) is part of a traditional Japanese meal setting. It's held in the left hand while eating, and its lid is set down inside-up beside the tray; at the end of the meal the lid goes back on.

Common collocations

お椀(わん)に盛(も)る (to serve in a bowl)
お椀(わん)の蓋(ふた) (lid of the soup bowl)
塗(ぬ)りのお椀(わん) (lacquered soup bowl)

Related Words

Compare: 茶碗(ちゃわん) (rice bowl)

Compare: 丼(どんぶり) (larger bowl for donburi dishes)

Compare: 鉢(はち) (general bowl, often deeper)

Related: 飯椀(めしわん) (rice bowl)

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Added 2026.1.18 5:55 · Revised 2026.10.11 9:21

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