お鉢はち

noun

rice container; rice tub

A lidded wooden container used to hold and serve cooked rice, traditionally in Japanese households. The honorific お is part of the word.

• 炊たきたてのご飯はんをお鉢はちに移うつす。

  Transfer the freshly cooked rice into the rice container.

• お鉢はちの蓋ふたを開あけると、湯ゆ気げが立たち上のぼった。

  When I opened the lid of the rice tub, steam rose up.