noun
rice bowl; teacup
A ceramic bowl used for rice, tea, or other food. The specific meaning depends on context: a rice bowl at meals, a teacup in tea ceremony, or a general bowl.
ご飯を茶碗によそってください。
Please serve the rice into a rice bowl.
茶道では茶碗を両手で持つ。
In tea ceremony, you hold the teacup with both hands.