Vocabulary

What does 椀 (わん, wan) mean?

椀 (わん, wan) means bowl (wooden or lacquered, used for soup).

Quick facts
Readingわん
Romajiwan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
わん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwan

bowl (wooden or lacquered, used for soup)

  1. 1noun bowl (wooden)
  2. 2counter counter for bowls of food or drink

Example sentences

  • This bowl is made of wood.

  • Pour the hot soup into the bowl.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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