陶

pottery

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingトウ

Kun readingすえ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

potteryRtK
陶器は火で焼かれた。The pottery was baked by fire.tatoeba
彼が棚にぶつかって、とても高価な陶器が落ちて粉々に割れてしまった。After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.tatoeba
porcelain

earthenware
ceramics
(soft-paste) porcelain
china

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical阜mound

Components

How it's built

陶

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · bound up (乙) · tin can · noon · sign of the horse · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2117

Compound words

鬱陶しいうっとうしい

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather)

陶器とうき

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china

陶芸とうげい

ceramic art; ceramics

陶工とうこう

potter; ceramist; ceramicist

陶酔とうすい

intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by); being intoxicated (with)

陶磁器とうじき

ceramics; pottery and porcelain

Additional Examples

東洋の陶器に興味があります。

I have an interest in oriental ceramics.tatoeba

泥は陶器を作るのに必要な材料です。

Clay is the essential ingredient in making pottery.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 陶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step