土器
also: かわらけ
Meanings
1
General term for fired clay vessels, often used in archaeological or historical contexts.
Jomon-period earthenware was excavated from this site.
2
unglazed earthenware; bisque-fired pottery
Only with reading かわらけ
Specifically unglazed, bisque-fired earthenware. The reading かわらけ is historical and rarely used today; 土器 read どき is the modern term.
Kawarake refers to unglazed, bisque-fired vessels.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉から土器が出土するfor pottery to be excavated from a site
Jomon-period pottery was excavated from this site.
- 土器を焼くto fire earthenware
Ancient people fired earthenware using open-air kilns.
- 土器の破片a fragment/shard of earthenware
Several shards of pottery were found at the excavation site.