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jmdict 1450610 Active (id: 2234616)
陶器 [ichi1,news1,nf16]
とうき [ichi1,news1,nf16]
1. [n]
▶ pottery
▶ earthenware
▶ ceramics
▶ (soft-paste) porcelain
▶ china
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1316980 磁器 1. porcelain; china; chinaware
  ⇐ see: 2830856 陶【すえ】 1. pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain



History:
5. A 2023-05-07 01:39:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2023-05-06 22:48:46  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
reverso, gg5, prog
  Comments:
I suggest this ordering of the glosses to make the distinction between 陶器 and 磁器 clearer. Although "china" is in most of the JEs, none of my EJs have 陶器 for "china".
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -20 +19,4 @@
-<gloss>porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain)</gloss>
+<gloss>pottery</gloss>
+<gloss>earthenware</gloss>
+<gloss>ceramics</gloss>
+<gloss>(soft-paste) porcelain</gloss>
@@ -22,5 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>chinaware</gloss>
-<gloss>earthenware</gloss>
-<gloss>pottery</gloss>
-<gloss>ceramics</gloss>
-<gloss>crockery</gloss>
3. A 2012-03-16 09:42:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2012-03-16 05:03:42  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
perhaps tidier as one sense
  Diff:
@@ -21,8 +21,1 @@
-<gloss>soft-paste porcelain</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<gloss>pottery</gloss>
-<gloss>ceramics</gloss>
-<gloss>porcelain</gloss>
+<gloss>porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain)</gloss>
@@ -32,0 +25,2 @@
+<gloss>pottery</gloss>
+<gloss>ceramics</gloss>
1. A* 2012-03-16 04:50:44  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ソフトペースト
ソフトペースト...から焼き上がったものを日本では陶器と呼ぶ。
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ハードペースト
ハードペースト...から焼き上がったものを日本では磁器という。
  Comments:
this bothered me for a while.  but i think i have finally figured out the difference between 陶器 and 磁器.  koj, daij, meikyo have two senses as above
=
土器 earthenware
陶器 ceramics (esp. soft-paste porcelain)
磁器 hard-paste porcelain
炻器 stoneware
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,6 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1316980">磁器</xref>
+<gloss>soft-paste porcelain</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -21,0 +27,5 @@
+<gloss>porcelain</gloss>
+<gloss>china</gloss>
+<gloss>chinaware</gloss>
+<gloss>earthenware</gloss>
+<gloss>crockery</gloss>

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