器

See also: 噐 and 𠾖

Translingual

Stroke order

Japanese	器
Simplified	器
Traditional	器

Alternative forms

• In all regions except Japan, the middle component is written 犬, which is the orthodox form found in the Kangxi dictionary.
• In Japanese shinjitai, the middle component is written 大 instead of 犬 (the upper right dot is missing). Due to Han unification, both forms are encoded using the same code point. This character may appear to be different depending on the font used.
• A CJK compatibility ideograph exists at U+FA38 for the kyūjitai form of 器 which has 犬 as the middle component.
• Another character, 𠾖 (U+20F96) exists for the historical form found in the Ming dynasty 《直音篇》 Chinese dictionary which is similar to Japanese shinjitai.

Han character

器 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+13 in Chinese and Korean, 口+12 in Japanese, 16 strokes in Chinese and Korean, 15 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 口口戈大口 (RRIKR), four-corner 6666₃, composition ⿱哭吅(GHTKV) or ⿳吅大吅(J))

Derived characters

• 𮣦, 𢻪, 𣀬, 𥀴, 𤼅, 𥷇, 𩆮, 𬑀

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 210, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4349
• Dae Jaweon: page 432, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 690, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5668

• Unihan data for U+FA38

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Chinese

trad.		器
simp. #		器
alternative forms		噐 𡄛 𦈯 𠾖 𫩏 second round simplified 噐 𡄛 𦈯 𠾖 𫩏 second round simplified ⿳吅一吅 ⿳吅大𫩏 ⿳𫩏大吅 ⿳吅亠吅 ⿳吅二吅 ⿻㗊十 ⿳吅太吅 ⿳吅夭吅 ⿱吅缶 ⿱吅𦈢

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 器
Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Uncertain.

Possibly an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : a 犬 (“dog”) guarding four 口 (“vessel”) – containers, or a phonetically borrowed character for the modern meanings with the original meaning being “to bark” (Compare 狺).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 器

1. device; tool; utensil; ware

   器具  ―  qìjù  ―  utensil

2. (medicine, biology) organ

   器官  ―  qìguān  ―  organ

3. capacity; tolerance

   器量  ―  qìliàng  ―  tolerance

4. talent; ability

   大器晚成  ―  dàqìwǎnchéng  ―  [idiom] A great talent takes time to mature.

5. (literary, or in compounds) to think highly of

   器重  ―  qìzhòng  ―  to regard highly

Synonyms

• (device):

(deprecated template usage)

• 器具 (qìjù)
• 器物 (qìwù)
• 器用 (qìyòng) (literary)
• 器皿 (qìmǐn)
• 工具 (gōngjù)
• 用具 (yòngjù)
• 用器 (yòngqì) (literary)

 

• (organ): 器官 (qìguān)
• (to think highly of):

(deprecated template usage)

• 器重 (qìzhòng) (a junior or subordinate)
• 契重 (qìzhòng) (literary)
• 寶貴／宝贵 (bǎoguì)
• 寶重／宝重 (bǎozhòng)
• 把焦點放在／把焦点放在 (bǎ jiāodiǎn fàng zài)
• 正視／正视 (zhèngshì)
• 注重 (zhùzhòng)
• 看重 (kànzhòng)
• 重視／重视 (zhòngshì)
• 關切／关切 (guānqiè)
• 關心／关心 (guānxīn)
• 關懷／关怀 (guānhuái)
• 關注 (guānzhù)

 

Descendants

• → Korean: 그릇 (geureut, “receptacle; bowl; capacity; tolerance”) (Pan, 2006)

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00696
• “器”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Shinjitai	器
Kyūjitai

Ryakuji for 器.

Kanji

器

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 器)

Readings

• Go-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
• Kun: うつわ (utsuwa, 器, Jōyō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
器
き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
器 (kyūjitai)

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 器 (khij^H, “vessel; instrument”).

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:

瓦器 (“unglazed earthenware”): が​き [gáꜜkì]

空気予熱器 (kūki yonetsuki, “air pre-heater”): くうきよねつ​き [kùúkí yónétsúꜜkì]

• If the preceding syllable has two morae (as in zen or tei), the downstep occurs between the two morae:

安全器 (anzenki, “safety cut-out”): あんぜ​んき [àńzéꜜǹkì]

円弧測定器 (enko sokuteiki, “cyclometer”): えんこそくて​いき [èńkó sókútéꜜèkì]

Affix

器(き) • (ki) 

1. device; instrument
2. container; vessel

Usage notes

Often used interchangeably with 機 (ki) in compounds to indicate “machine”, with the subtlety that 器 implies a smaller device, perhaps hand-held, while 機 implies a larger machine, such as an airplane. Compare 食器 (shokki, “tableware”) and 飛行機 (hikōki, “airplane”), or homophones 機械 (kikai, “machine”, generally larger) and 器械 (kikai, “machine, tool”, generally smaller).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 器(き)械(かい) (kikai): device, machine (generally smaller)
• 食(しょっ)器(き) (shokki): tableware
• 茶(ちゃ)器(き) (chaki): teaware
• 茗(めい)器(き) (meiki): teaware

Suffix

器(き) • (-ki) 

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:

• 計量 (keiryō, “measurement, measuring, gauging”) + 器 (-ki) = 計量器 (keiryōki, “a measuring device, a gauge”)
• 尿 (nyō, “urine”) + 器 (-ki) = 尿器 (nyōki, “urinal”)
• 印字 (inji, “print, type”, literally “stamp + character”) + 器 (-ki) = 印字器 (injiki, “a printer”, a smaller device, such as a handheld number and letter puncher)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 計量器(けいりょうき) (keiryōki): a measuring device, a gauge
• 尿器(にょうき) (nyōki): a urinal
• 印字器(いんじき) (injiki): a printer (a smaller device, such as a handheld number and letter puncher)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
器
うつわ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
器 (kyūjitai)

/ut͡supa/ → /ut͡suɸa/ → /ut͡suwa/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Japanese. Cognate with 空 (utsuo, ancient utsupo, utsubo), signifying a hollowness. Appears to be a compound of 空, 内 (utsu, “hollow”, combining form, standalone form uchi, “inside”) + は (ha). The derivation of this ha element is unclear.

Noun

器(うつわ) • (utsuwa) ^{←うつは (utufa)?}

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

Derived terms

• 器(うつわ)物(もの) (utsuwamono): a container; ability, talent; a musical instrument

Synonyms

Synonyms

• (container): 入(い)れ物(もの) (iremono), 容器(ようき) (yōki)
• (utensil): 器具(きぐ) (kigu) (smaller; such as in a kitchen)
• (tool): 道具(どうぐ) (dōgu) (bigger; overtones of equipment, such as in a garage)
• (ability): 器量(きりょう) (kiryō)
• (vagina): 膣(ちつ) (chitsu, clinical), 女陰(じょいん) (join, formal), まんこ (manko, slang, crude), あそこ (asoko, slang, euphemistic)

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Korean

Hanja

器 • (gi) (hangeul 기, McCune–Reischauer ki)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 器 (khí)

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References

• Nom Foundation