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Kanji Detail for 陶 - "pottery, ceramics"

陶

  • Meaning

    陶 means "pottery, ceramics." Also associated with to mold.

    1. Pottery - Ceramic ware; earthenware.

    2. Ceramics - The art of making pottery.

    3. Mold - To shape and influence.

    4. Delight - To take pleasure; to enjoy.

  • Words using 陶

    • 陶芸 とうげい Listen ceramic art; ceramics
    • 陶器 とうき Listen pottery; earthenware; ceramics
    • 陶磁器 とうじき Listen ceramics; pottery and porcelain
    • 陶酔 とうすい Listen intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by)
    • 鬱陶しい うっとうしい Listen gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating

  • Four-character idioms with 陶

    • 自己陶酔 じことうすい Listen narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication

  • Tattoo check: 陶

    • Verified meaning: pottery, ceramics
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえ, たお, とう)
    • Also carries these associations: to mold

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 陶

    Given names 陶(とう)Listen

    Surnames 陶(すえ)Listen 陶(たお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pottery; porcelain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pottery, ceramics

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Tao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pottery, ceramics

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Pottery. | Making pottery is also called 陶. The Mencius says: "In a state of ten thousand households, one person makes pottery." Also used as a metaphor for education. As in 甄陶 (mold and shape), 陶鎔 (educate and transform). | Joyful. As in 陶陶然 (happily). | Melancholy. 鬱陶. Found in the Mencius.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sue(すえ) すえ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    pottery ceramics to mold delight clay kiln porcelain glaze craft firing stoneware terracotta art

Sentences including 陶

  • It's annoying.

  • The pottery was baked by fire.

  • The potter's lost his cunning.

  • Famous china is on display.

  • I have an interest in oriental ceramics.

  • Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.

  • Saturday is the pottery class I've been attending since last year.

  • The china was displayed in a special cabinet.

  • She cultivated her mind by reading many books.

  • Get off me you little pest!

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