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カップ (kappu) Japanese meaning: cup | Kotomora
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I poured coffee into a cup.
She held the championship cup at the tennis tournament.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 をカップに 注そそ ぐ to pour something into a cup
I poured the coffee into a cup.
カップで 〈 物もの 〉 を 量はか る to measure something with a (measuring) cup
I measured the flour with a measuring cup.
カップを 掲かか げる to hold up a (trophy) cup
The winning team held up the cup.
Related words カップ is a generic word for any cup, while マグカップ specifically refers to a large, sturdy handled mug.
カップ specifically refers to the physical cup the ball drops into on a golf green, while ホール can also mean the numbered hole or section of the course.
カップ is a general word for a cup, usually one with a handle (like a coffee cup), whereas 湯飲み specifically means a handleless Japanese-style teacup.
Don't confuse with カップ is a broad term covering mugs, teacups, bra cups, and trophies, while コップ specifically means a drinking glass or tumbler.
カップ and コップ sound similar and are both drinking vessels, but カップ usually means a mug, teacup, or trophy with a handle, while コップ is a plain glass tumbler.
Counted with The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
Used for cups holding beverages, counted by their capacity or purpose, e.g. 「カップ一客」.
Etymology Loanword from English 'cup'.
カップ 戦せん
Show 9 more cup sake; single-serve sake
holing; going in the hole
cup insulator
bra cup
reusable cup; personal cup
championship cup; trophy
menstrual cup
measuring cup
eggcup
