陶とう磁じ器き

と

う

じ

き

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

ceramics; pottery and porcelain

General term covering both pottery (陶器) and porcelain (磁器). Used in contexts such as art, tableware, and industry.

この美び術じゅつ館かんには古ふるい陶とう磁じ器きがたくさん展てん示じされている。
Many old ceramics are exhibited in this museum.
陶とう磁じ

器き

の

産さん

地ち

と

し

て

有ゆう

名めい

な

町まち

を

訪おとず

れ

た

。

I visited a town famous as a production center for pottery and porcelain.

陶とう器き
陶器 specifically refers to pottery (earthenware), while 陶磁器 is a broader term that includes both pottery and porcelain.
磁じ器き
磁器 specifically refers to porcelain, a finer and harder type of ceramic. 陶磁器 covers both 陶器 and 磁器.

Compound of 陶 (とう, 'pottery') + 磁 (じ, 'porcelain') + 器 (き, 'vessel, ware'). The term was coined to encompass both types of ceramic ware.