How to Say "Rice Cooker" in Japanese

炊飯器

suihanki[sɨihã̠ŋʲkʲi]

The Japanese phrase for rice cooker is 炊飯器 (suihanki).

炊飯器 refers specifically to the electric kitchen appliance used for steaming or boiling rice.

How does it change in a sentence?

炊飯器 is a noun and does not change its form based on number or case.

suihanki

Some luxury 炊飯器 are priced over 100,000 yen, as they are viewed not just as tools but as essential investments in the quality of a family's staple food.
Some luxury 炊飯器 models are designed to mimic the taste of rice cooked over irori, traditional open hearths used in ancient Japanese homes.
The component 器 in 炊飯器 is the same character used to describe a vessel or an instrument, often appearing in words for more traditional tools like tea bowls or fine ceramics.

炊飯器が買いたいな。
I want to buy a rice cooker.
This sentence is useful for expressing a desire to buy the 炊飯器.
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炊飯器でご飯を炊くよ。
We cook rice in a rice cooker.
This sentence is useful for describing how one cooks rice using a 炊飯器.
Tatoeba #8647416 by small_snow, translation #8647402 by AlanF_US
家に、炊飯器ってある？
Do you have a rice cooker at home?
This sentence is useful for asking if a 炊飯器 is present in a home.
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私は炊飯器で美味しいご飯を炊いています。
I cook delicious rice with a rice cooker.
おばあちゃんの家にはいつも炊飯ジャーがあるよ。
There's always a rice cooker at Granny's place.
最新の電子炊飯器はどんな機能がありますか？
What features does the latest electronic rice cooker have?
市場で炊飯器を購入する予定です。
I plan to buy a rice cooker at the market.
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Kenta and Misaki are in their kitchen looking at a new appliance.

健太 Kenta

この炊飯器、すごく便利そうだね。
Kono suihanki, sugoku benri sou da ne.
This rice cooker looks very convenient.
美咲 Misaki

そうだよ、温め機能も付いてるよ。
Sou da yo, atatame kinou mo tsuiteru yo.
It is, and it even has a warming function.
健太 Kenta

美咲の作ったご飯がもっと美味しくなるかな？
Misaki no tsukutta gohan ga motto oishiku naru kana?
I wonder if the rice you make will become even more delicious?
美咲 Misaki

きっと、もっと美味しく炊けると思うよ！
Kitto, motto oishiku takeru to omou yo!
I'm sure it will cook the rice even more deliciously!

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