抹 茶 碗(まっちゃわん)

まっちゃわん

noun

matcha bowl; tea ceremony bowl

1. matcha bowl; tea ceremony bowl

A wide, deep bowl specifically designed for preparing and drinking matcha in the tea ceremony. Valued both as functional ware and as art objects.

抹茶碗(まっちゃわん)でお茶(ちゃ)を点(た)てる。

To prepare tea in a matcha bowl.

祖父(そふ)が大切(たいせつ)にしていた抹茶碗(まっちゃわん)を受(う)け継(つ)いだ。

I inherited the matcha bowl that my grandfather cherished.

この抹茶碗(まっちゃわん)は桃山(ももやま)時代(じだい)の名品(めいひん)で、美術館(びじゅつかん)に所蔵(しょぞう)されている。

This matcha bowl is a masterpiece from the Momoyama period and is housed in a museum.

Composed of 抹茶(まっちゃ) (matcha, powdered green tea) and 碗(わん) (bowl). The 抹茶碗(まっちゃわん) is wider and deeper than ordinary teacups, designed so that matcha can be whisked with a bamboo whisk (茶筅(ちゃせん)). Shapes and glazes vary by season: wider bowls (平茶碗(ひらぢゃわん)) for summer to let the tea cool, and deeper bowls for winter to retain warmth.

Common collocations

抹茶碗(まっちゃわん)で点(た)てる: to prepare tea in a matcha bowl
手作(てづく)りの抹茶碗(まっちゃわん): handmade matcha bowl
抹茶碗(まっちゃわん)を選(えら)ぶ: to choose a matcha bowl

Cultural note

In the tea ceremony (茶道(さどう)), the bowl is one of the most important utensils. Famous historical bowls have individual names and are classified as 国宝(こくほう) (national treasures). Major pottery traditions for tea bowls include 楽焼(らくやき) (Raku ware), 萩焼(はぎやき) (Hagi ware), and 志野焼(しのやき) (Shino ware).

Similar words

茶碗(ちゃわん): rice bowl; teacup — broader term for any ceramic bowl
湯呑(ゆの)み: teacup (for everyday sencha) — cylindrical, without the wide rim

Related Words

Compare: 湯呑(ゆの)み (teacup)

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