pottery, porcelain

About this kanji

The kanji 陶 primarily means "pottery" or "porcelain" and is often used as a noun. It is pronounced as "トウ" in on'yomi and as "すえ" in kun'yomi. Common compounds include 陶器 (とうき), which means "pottery"; 陶芸 (とうげい), referring to "ceramic art"; and 陶磁器 (とうじき), which translates to "ceramics." Another interesting compound is 陶酔 (とうすい), meaning "intoxication." Note that 陶 also appears in the adjective 鬱陶しい (うっとうしい), meaning "gloomy" or "heavy,

Example sentences

• 陶芸は彼の趣味の一つだ。

  Ceramics is one of his hobbies.

Meanings across languages

English

pottery, porcelain

Tiếng Việt

gốm

日本語

陶器

한국어

도자기

中文

陶瓷

id

tembikar, porselen

th

เครื่องปั้นดินเผา, เครื่องปั้นดินเผา

es

cerámica, porcelana

fr

céramique, porcelaine

de

Töpferware, Porzellan

pt

cerâmica, porcelana

Common compounds

• 陶器とうきpottery, earthenware, ceramics
• 陶芸とうげいceramic art, ceramics
• 陶酔とうすいintoxication, being fascinated (by), being carried away (by)
• 陶磁器とうじきceramics, pottery and porcelain
• 鬱陶しいうっとうしいgloomy (e.g. mood), depressing, irritating
• 陶工とうこうpotter, ceramist, ceramicist
• 陶磁とうじclay
• 製陶せいとうporcelain manufacturing