noun
flat earthenware dish; divination plate
Archaeological term for a flat, shallow earthenware vessel used in ancient Japanese divination rituals. Rare outside specialist contexts.
遺跡から平瓮が出土した。
A flat earthenware dish was excavated from the ruins.
平瓮は古代の占いに用いられた土器である。
The hiraka is an earthenware vessel used for divination in ancient times.
Compound of 平 (hira, 'flat') and 瓮 (ka, 'earthenware jar or vessel'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is primarily known from archaeological literature.