sugar bowl; sugar jar
A container for serving sugar, typically with a lid and a small opening or spoon.
Please put the sugar bowl on the table.
This sugar jar is made of ceramic.
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Variant with いれ in hiragana; less common but still seen.
Variant with さとう in hiragana; may be used for clarity or in informal writing.
Compound of 砂糖 (satō, 'sugar') + 入れ (ire, 'container', from 入れる ireru, 'to put in').