磁器(じき)製(せい)

じきせい
noun
made of porcelain; porcelain-made
1. made of porcelain; porcelain-made
Describes an object manufactured from porcelain, a hard, white, translucent ceramic fired at high temperatures. Used as a noun modifier to indicate the material of tableware, decorative items, and other objects.
この茶碗(ちゃわん)は磁器(じき)製(せい)だ。
This teacup is made of porcelain.
磁器(じき)製(せい)の花瓶(かびん)は割(わ)れやすいので注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Porcelain vases are fragile and require care.
有田焼(ありたやき)は日本(にほん)を代表(だいひょう)する磁器(じき)製(せい)の食器(しょっき)で、海外(かいがい)でも高(たか)く評価(ひょうか)されている。
Arita ware is a representative Japanese porcelain tableware that is also highly regarded overseas.

A compound of 磁器(じき) (porcelain) and 製(せい) (made of, manufactured from). The suffix 製(せい) is productive and attaches to many materials: 木製(もくせい) (wooden), 金属製(きんぞくせい) (metal), 革製(かわせい) (leather), etc.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 磁器(じき)製(せい)の食器(しょっき): porcelain tableware
  • 磁器(じき)製(せい)の人形(にんぎょう): porcelain doll
  • 磁器(じき)製(せい)の花瓶(かびん): porcelain vase
  • 磁器(じき)製(せい)のタイル: porcelain tile

JAPANESE PORCELAIN:

  • 有田焼(ありたやき): Arita ware (Saga Prefecture)
  • 九谷焼(くたにやき): Kutani ware (Ishikawa Prefecture)
  • 伊万里焼(いまりやき): Imari ware (Saga Prefecture)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 陶器(とうき)製(せい): made of earthenware/pottery — 陶器(とうき) is softer and more porous than 磁器(じき)
  • 陶磁器(とうじき): ceramics — the collective term for both pottery and porcelain
  • 瀬戸物(せともの): ceramic ware — a colloquial term for ceramics in general
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