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noun[U]
tableware; dishes, plates, bowls, cups, and other utensils used for serving or eating food
shokki
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound from 食, “food; eating,” and 器, “vessel; container; utensil.”
Examples
食器を洗ってください。
shokki o aratte kudasai.
Please wash the dishes.
新しい食器を買いました。
atarashii shokki o kaimashita.
I bought new tableware.
食器棚に皿をしまってください。
shokkidana ni sara o shimatte kudasai.
Please put the plates away in the cupboard.
Character Breakdown
食
shoku
food; eating
器
ki
vessel; container; utensil
Collocations
食器を洗う
食器を片付ける
食器棚
食器洗い機
食器セット
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