茶道具(さどうぐ)

さどうぐ
noun
tea ceremony utensils; tea equipment
1. tea ceremony utensils; tea equipment
The set of implements used in the Japanese tea ceremony, including the tea bowl, whisk, scoop, and other items.
茶道具(さどうぐ)を揃(そろ)える。
To assemble tea ceremony utensils.
この茶道具(さどうぐ)は祖母(そぼ)から受(う)け継(つ)いだものだ。
These tea utensils were passed down from my grandmother.
美術館(びじゅつかん)で江戸時代(えどじだい)の茶道具(さどうぐ)の展示(てんじ)を見(み)た。
I saw an exhibition of Edo-period tea utensils at the art museum.

Compound of 茶(さ) (tea, in its on'yomi reading used in 茶道(さどう)) and 道具(どうぐ) (tools, utensils). Refers collectively to the implements used in 茶道(さどう) (tea ceremony).

KEY ITEMS:

  • 茶碗(ちゃわん): tea bowl
  • 茶筅(ちゃせん): bamboo whisk
  • 茶杓(ちゃしゃく): tea scoop
  • 棗(なつめ): thin tea container
  • 水差(みずさ)し: water jar
  • 柄杓(ひしゃく): ladle
  • 釜(かま): kettle

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 茶道具(さどうぐ)を揃(そろ)える: to gather tea utensils
  • 茶道具(さどうぐ)一式(いっしき): a full set of tea utensils
  • 茶道具(さどうぐ)屋(や): tea utensil shop
  • 古(ふる)い茶道具(さどうぐ): antique tea utensils

CULTURAL NOTE:
Fine 茶道具(さどうぐ) are valued as art objects and can be extremely expensive. Famous pieces are given individual names and have documented histories spanning centuries.

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