碗
Meanings
1
Refers specifically to ceramic or porcelain bowls, as opposed to wooden bowls (椀). Commonly used for rice bowls, soup bowls, etc.
See also: 椀
This bowl is Arita ware.
Please serve rice into the bowl.
2
counter for bowls of food or drink
Used to count servings in bowls, e.g., bowls of rice, soup, or noodles.
Two bowls of ramen, please.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を碗に盛るto serve/dish out food into a bowl
I served the rice into a bowl and brought it out.
- 〈物〉を一碗one bowl of (food or drink)
I had a bowl of soup.