also: かわらけ
General term for fired clay vessels, often used in archaeological or historical contexts.
この遺跡からは縄文時代の土器が出土した。
Jomon-period earthenware was excavated from this site.
Jomon-period pottery was excavated from this site.
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.
かわらけは釉薬をかけずに焼いた素焼きの器を指す。
Kawarake refers to unglazed, bisque-fired vessels.
Ancient people fired earthenware using open-air kilns.
Several shards of pottery were found at the excavation site.
焼き物 is the broad umbrella term for all fired ceramics, whereas 土器 specifically denotes unglazed clay ware.
石器 means stone tools/implements, while 土器 means fired clay pottery; the words look similar but refer to completely different materials.
potsherd; shard
soil sampler
Yayoi pottery
Jōmon pottery; cord-marked pottery
preceramic period
Standard kanji spelling for earthenware, especially archaeological pottery.
Historical reading for unglazed earthenware; rarely used in modern contexts.
土 (earth) + 器 (vessel). The reading かわらけ is an older native Japanese word for unglazed pottery.