pottery; ceramics; earthenware
General term for fired ceramic ware, including pottery, stoneware, and porcelain. Often used in contexts like traditional crafts, tableware, and art.
この地域は焼き物で有名です。
This region is famous for its pottery.
彼は趣味で焼き物を作っている。
He makes ceramics as a hobby.
grilled dish; broiled food; yakimono
In cooking, refers to flame-broiled or grilled food, especially fish. Often used in restaurant menus and home cooking contexts.
今夜の焼き物はサバの塩焼きです。
Tonight's grilled dish is salt-grilled mackerel.
焼き物は強火で手早く仕上げる。
Grilled dishes are finished quickly over high heat.
tempered blade
Specialized term for a blade that has been heat-treated (tempered) to increase hardness. Used in swordsmithing and knife-making contexts.
この刀は名工が鍛えた焼き物だ。
This sword is a tempered blade forged by a master craftsman.
焼き物 is a broad, everyday term covering all fired ceramic ware (including both 陶器 and 磁器), while 陶器 specifically names the pottery/earthenware category.
焼き物 is the everyday word for pottery or fired ceramic ware, while 陶芸 emphasizes the artistic craft or field of making it.
焼き物 is the broad umbrella term for all fired ceramics, whereas 土器 specifically denotes unglazed clay ware.
Standard kanji spelling, common in news and everyday use.
Variant kanji spelling without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard written variant.
Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'baking, grilling, firing') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The broad meaning 'fired thing' naturally extends to pottery, grilled food, and tempered blades.