noun
wooden bowl
Specifically a bowl made of wood, as opposed to 碗 which can refer to bowls of any material. Used for soup, rice, or other dishes.
See also: 碗
お椀に味噌汁をよそってください。
Please serve the miso soup into the wooden bowl.
ご飯を二椀食べた。
I ate two bowls of rice.
The kanji 椀 is composed of 木 (tree, wood) and 完 (complete, perfect), indicating a wooden vessel. The reading わん is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi.