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椀 — kanji meaning “wooden or lacquered bowl”

wooden or lacquered bowl

Meanings
wooden or lacquered bowl
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
12
School grade
9
Classical radical
75
Chinese reading
wǎn

Words with 椀

WordReadingMeaning
しるわん shiruwansoup bowl
わんこそば wankosobasoba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
とめわん tomewanlast soup served in a kaiseki course (often miso soup)
わんもり wanmorifood cooked by boiling or stewing
かなまり kanamarismall metal bowl
めしわん meshiwanbowl used for serving rice
わんだね wandanesoup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)
わんがた wangatabowl-shaped; dome-shaped
おうばん oubandish served in a lacquered bowl
おわん owanbowl (wooden)
おうばんぶるまい oubanburumailavish feast; splendid banquet

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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