器

Alternative forms

 * In all regions except Japan, the middle component is written, which is the orthodox form found in the.
 * In Japanese, the middle component is written instead of  (the upper right dot is missing). Due to , both forms are encoded using the same code point. This character may appear to be different depending on the font used.
 * A exists at   for the  form of 器 which has  as the middle component.
 * Another character,  exists for the historical form found in the  《直音篇》 Chinese dictionary which is similar to Japanese.

Glyph origin
Uncertain.

Possibly an : a guarding four  – containers, or a phonetically borrowed character for the modern meanings with the original meaning being “to bark” (Compare ).

Definitions

 * 1) device; tool; utensil; ware
 * 2)  organ
 * 3) capacity; tolerance
 * 4) talent; ability
 * 5)  to think highly of
 * 1) capacity; tolerance
 * 2) talent; ability
 * 3)  to think highly of
 * 1) talent; ability
 * 2)  to think highly of
 * 1)  to think highly of
 * 1)  to think highly of
 * 1)  to think highly of

Synonyms




Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
From.

Pronunciation

 * When used as a suffix, the resulting term has a downstep either right before, or one mora before, the ki.
 * If the preceding syllable has only one mora (as in ga or tsu), the downstep occurs just after that mora:
 * : き
 * : くき
 * If the preceding syllable has two morae (as in zen or tei), the downstep occurs between the two morae:
 * : あんき
 * : えいき

Affix

 * 1) device; instrument
 * 2) container; vessel

Usage notes
Often used interchangeably with in compounds to indicate “machine”, with the subtlety that 器 implies a smaller device, perhaps hand-held, while  implies a larger machine, such as an airplane. Compare and, or homophones  and.

Derived terms

 * : device, machine
 * : tableware
 * : teaware
 * : teaware
 * : toilet

Suffix

 * 1) device; instrument

Usage notes
Can attach to various nouns that can be used as verbs, to indicate a device for carrying out the action. Examples:

Derived terms

 * : a measuring device, a gauge
 * : a urinal
 * : a printer

Etymology 2
→ →

From. Cognate with, signifying a. Appears to be a compound of, +. The derivation of this ha element is unclear.

Noun

 * 1) container, vessel
 * 2) a tool, a utensil
 * 3) one's degree of ability: talent, calibre
 * 4) female genitalia: a vagina
 * 1) female genitalia: a vagina

Derived terms

 * : a container; ability, talent; a musical instrument

Etymology
From.