noun
General term for fired clay objects, including both unglazed earthenware and glazed pottery or porcelain.
この地域は古くから陶物の産地として知られている。
This region has long been known as a production area for pottery.
祖母の家には美しい陶物の皿がたくさんある
My grandmother's house has many beautiful pottery plates.
Compound of 陶 (すえ, 'pottery') + 物 (もの, 'thing'). The reading すえ for 陶 is an older native Japanese reading, now less common than the Sino-Japanese とう.