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Kanji Detail for 器 - "vessel, instrument, talent"

器

  • Meaning

    器 means "vessel, instrument, talent."

    1. Vessel - A container; a receptacle for holding things.

    2. Talent - Natural ability or aptitude; capacity for achievement.

    3. Instrument - A tool or implement; equipment for a purpose.

    4. Recognize - To evaluate and acknowledge someone's abilities.

  • Words using 器

    • 武器 ぶき Listen weapon; arms; ordnance
    • 核兵器 かくへいき Listen nuclear weapon
    • 兵器 へいき Listen arms; weapon; ordnance
    • 機器 きき Listen device; equipment; machinery
    • 臓器 ぞうき Listen internal organs; viscera
    • 容器 ようき Listen container; receptacle; vessel
    • 楽器 がっき Listen musical instrument
    • 化学兵器 かがくへいき Listen chemical weapon

  • Four-character idioms with 器

    • 器用貧乏 きようびんぼう Listen jack of all trades, master of none
    • 大器晩成 たいきばんせい Listen great talents mature late

  • Tattoo check: 器

    • Verified meaning: vessel, instrument, talent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うつわ)

    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 器

    Given names 器(うつわ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    receptacle, vessel; instrument

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    device; tool; utensil; CL:臺|台[tai2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel

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

    General term for utensils. Hence implements are called 器用. | Ability; talent. Using someone according to their talent is called 器使. | Capacity. Hence a person's capacity is also called 器量. Valuing someone as useful talent is called 器重.

  • Onyomi

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    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    utsuwa(うつわ) うつわ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    vessel talent instrument ability container tool capacity device equipment utensil receptacle implement aptitude competence skill

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