Japanese symbol for “pottery”
陶器
とうき
Romaji: touki
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain
In Japanese, pottery is 陶器, read とうき (touki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pottery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焼き物 | やきもの yakimono | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 窯元 | かまもと kamamoto | pottery (i.e. the place) |
| 陶 | すえ sue | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの setomono | earthenware; porcelain; china |
| 焼き | やき yaki | -ware; porcelain; pottery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶芸 | とうげい tougei | ceramic art; ceramics |
| 陶酔 | とうすい tousui | intoxication |
| 陶磁器 | とうじき toujiki | ceramics; pottery and porcelain |
| 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 |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms; weapon; ordnance |
| 楽器 | がっき gakki | musical instrument |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pottery”.
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.