| Kanji | 器 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キ | 
| Kunyomi | うつわ | 
| English | utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set | 
| Examples | 器械(きかい): (1) machine; mechanism (2) instrument; appliance; apparatus 武器(ぶき): weapon; arms; ordnance 兵器(へいき): arms; weapons; ordnance 楽器(がっき): musical instrument 容器(ようき): container; vessel 器(うつわ): (1) bowl; vessel; container (2) ability; capacity; calibre; caliber 器具(きぐ): utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget 食器(しょっき): tableware 受話器(じゅわき): (telephone) receiver 陶器(とうき): porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics; crockery 器官(きかん): organ (of body); instrument 計器(けいき): meter; gauge 器用(きよう): skillful; skilful; handy 磁器(じき): porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware 聴診器(ちょうしんき): stethoscope 器(き): (1) device; instrument (2) vessel; container | 
| JLPT Level | 2 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 4 | 
| Frequency | 525 | 
| Components | 口: mouth 口: mouth 大: large; big 口: mouth 口: mouth | 
| Number of Strokes | 15 | 
| Kanji Radical | 口 | 
| Radical Number | 30 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん | 
| Traditional Form | 器 | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | utensil | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Imagine four hungry mouths all sitting around the table. They are all banging their utensils on the table waiting for a big meal to be placed in the centre. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Note: 器 by itself means container/caliber/vessel. And 食器 means eating utensils ("food container", hehe). | 
| RTK Index (new) | 127 | 
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_manufactured.item
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