Japanese symbol for “ceramics”
陶磁器
とうじき
Romaji: toujiki
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
In Japanese, ceramics is 陶磁器, read とうじき (toujiki).
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Meanings
- n ceramics; pottery and porcelain
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ceramics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 窯業 | ようぎょう yougyou | ceramics; ceramic industry |
| 陶芸 | とうげい tougei | ceramic art; ceramics |
| 焼き物 | やきもの yakimono | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| セラミックス | セラミックス seramikkusu | ceramics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 陶芸 | とうげい tougei | ceramic art; ceramics |
| 陶酔 | とうすい tousui | intoxication |
| 陶工 | とうこう toukou | potter; ceramist; ceramicist |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい uttoushii | gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき jiki | porcelain; china; chinaware |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ceramics”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.