土鍋(どなべ)

どなべ
noun
earthenware pot; clay pot
cookingtool
1. earthenware pot; clay pot
a ceramic cooking pot made of clay, traditionally used for one-pot dishes
土鍋(どなべ)で鍋料理(なべりょうり)を作(つく)る。
Make a hot pot dish in an earthenware pot.
土鍋(どなべ)でご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。
Cook rice in a clay pot.
冬(ふゆ)は土鍋(どなべ)の出番(でばん)が多(おお)い。
Clay pots are used a lot in winter.

土鍋(どなべ) is a traditional Japanese clay pot for one-pot cooking and rice (土(ど) earth/clay + 鍋(なべ) pot). It retains and distributes heat well and keeps food warm at the table, but is fragile and cracks under sudden temperature change.

Common collocations

Watch out: Never heat a 土鍋(どなべ) empty, and let it cool gradually — thermal shock can crack it.

Similar words: Strongly associated with winter and 鍋(なべ) (hot pot) season, unlike everyday metal pots such as 鉄鍋(てつなべ) or 片手鍋(かたてなべ).

Register: Neutral; common in cooking and daily life.

Related Words

Related: 鍋料理(なべりょうり) (hot pot cooking)
Compare: 鉄鍋(てつなべ) (iron pot)
Compare: 中華鍋(ちゅうかなべ) (wok)
Compare: すき焼(や)き鍋(なべ) (sukiyaki pot)
Compare: 片手鍋(かたてなべ) (saucepan)
Compare: 両手鍋(りょうてなべ) (two-handled pot)
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Added 2026.1.22 21:13 · Revised 2026.9.18 3:50
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