椀
wooden or lacquered bowl
Readings
On'yomi
- ワン
Kun'yomi
- はち
Meaning
椀 centers on a bowl made of wood or lacquer, used for serving food or drink.
Most common words using 椀
- 椀わんN2
bowl (wooden)
- お椀おわんN1
bowl (wooden)
- 椀形わんがた
bowl-shaped; dome-shaped
- 椀盛りわんもり
food cooked by boiling or stewing
- 椀種わんだね
soup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)
- 椀飯おうばん
dish served in a lacquered bowl
- 椀飯振舞おうばんぶるまい
lavish feast; splendid banquet
- 止椀とめわん
last soup served in a kaiseki course (often miso soup)
- 汁椀しるわん
soup bowl
- 金椀かなまり
small metal bowl
- 飯椀めしわん
bowl used for serving rice
Study
Etymology
椀 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 宛, which likely contributes the sound ワン. The character specifically denotes a wooden bowl.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is 木 (wood), and the right side 宛 looks like a container under a roof. Picture a wooden bowl (木) shaped like a curved vessel (宛) for holding soup.
Reading mnemonic
For ワン, imagine a wooden bowl so large it could hold one (ワン) whole watermelon: one -> ワン, and the bowl is made of wood.