Translation guide
A pot made of earthenware, used for cooking or storage. In Japanese, the most common term is 土鍋 (donabe), but other words exist depending on material, shape, and use.
A clay pot used for cooking, especially for hot pot dishes (nabe).
The standard word for an earthenware cooking pot. Used for making nabe (hot pot) dishes. Often simply called 'donabe'.
寒い日は土鍋で鍋料理を作ります。
On cold days, I make hot pot dishes in an earthenware pot.
この土鍋は保温性が高いです。
This earthenware pot retains heat well.
A general term for 'pot' that can refer to earthenware pots in context, but also metal pots. Often used in compound words like 土鍋 (donabe) or 鍋料理 (naberyōri, hot pot cuisine).
この鍋は土でできています。
This pot is made of clay.
A clay pot used for storing food, pickling, or fermenting.
A large earthenware jar or pot, often used for storing water, sake, miso, or pickles. Can also be written as 瓶 or 壺 in some contexts.
祖母は甕で梅干しを漬けています。
My grandmother pickles umeboshi in an earthenware pot.
A jar or pot, often earthenware, used for storage. Can be smaller than 甕. Also used for decorative purposes.
この壺には漬物が入っています。
This earthenware pot contains pickles.
A small clay pot used for cooking individual portions, often served at the table.
A small earthenware pot for individual servings of nabe or other dishes.
一人用の小土鍋でうどんを煮ます。
I simmer udon in a small individual earthenware pot.
A rustic, unglazed clay pot, often used for specific regional dishes or tea ceremony.
An unglazed earthenware pot. '素焼き' means bisque-fired or unglazed. Used for dishes that benefit from the clay's breathability.
素焼きの鍋でご飯を炊くと美味しいです。
Cooking rice in an unglazed earthenware pot makes it delicious.
鍋 (nabe) alone usually means a metal pot. To specify earthenware, use 土鍋 (donabe) or describe the material (土でできた鍋, tsuchi de dekita nabe).
甕 (kame) is a large storage jar, 壺 (tsubo) is a smaller jar or pot, and 土鍋 (donabe) is specifically a cooking pot. Use 土鍋 for cooking, 甕 or 壺 for storage.