器

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: うつわ

画数かくすう: 15

部首ぶしゅ: くち(口)

Meaning

Container / Vessel / Tool / Ability

  • 器用きよう — skillful / dexterous
  • 器具きぐ — equipment / utensil
  • 食器しょっき — tableware
  • 楽器がっき — musical instrument
  • 武器ぶき — weapon
  • 容器ようき — container / receptacle
  • 器量きりょう — capacity / caliber

器 shows multiple くち (openings), suggesting a vessel. From literal containers it extended to figurative “capacity” or “aptitude.”

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