調理器具
In Japanese, cooking utensils is 調理器具.
The term 調理器具 is used to refer to cooking utensils. Other related items include ナイフ (knife), まな板 (cutting board), フライパン (pan), 鍋 (pot), フライ返し (spatula), 泡立て器 (whisk), 計量カップ (measuring cup), トング (tongs), おろし器 (grater) and ざる (strainer).
Which one should you use?
調理器具 sounds more technical or professional and is often used in catalogs or formal contexts, whereas 調理道具 sounds more like the tools one uses in a home kitchen.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard term is 調理器具, but 調理道具 is a common, slightly less formal alternative used in daily conversation. Additionally, キッチングッズ is an informal way to say "cooking utensils".
Did you know?
- Japanese culture has a specific term for the act of organizing 調理器具 called 整理整頓, which emphasizes a moral discipline of tidiness over mere cleaning.
- The kanji for 'pot' in 鍋 (nabe) is also the word used for 'hot pot' as a type of meal. In a kitchen context, it is a utensil, but at a dining table, it refers to the dish itself.
- The word 道具 (tool) in 調理道具 is the same word used to describe the specialized gear of a traditional Japanese craftsman or an artist's brushes.
Examples in context
- ここで料理の道具を売っていますか？Do you sell cooking utensils here?
- 様々なキッチングッズを使うのが楽しいです。I enjoy using different kinds of kitchen gadgets.
- 新しい調理器具を買いました。Atarashii chouri kigu o kaimashita.I bought new cooking utensils.
- 調理器具をきれいに掃除してください。Chouri kigu o kirei ni souji shite kudasai.Please clean the cooking utensils thoroughly.
Example conversation
Yota and Himari are organizing their new kitchen.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵、調理器具はどこに置く？Himari, chōri kigu wa doko ni oku?Himari, where should we put the cooking utensils?
- 陽葵 Himariあそこの棚にしまおうよ。Asoko no tana ni shimaō yo.Let's put them in that shelf over there.
- 陽太 Yotaそうだね。まだ足りない調理器具はあるかな？Sō da ne. Mada tarinai chōri kigu wa aru kana?True. I wonder if there are any more cooking utensils we need?
- 陽葵 Himariフライパンをもう一つ買おう。Furaipan o mō hitotsu kaō.Let's buy one more frying pan.
