容器

ようき · youki · JLPT N3 · noun

container

🫙📦 容器 = contain + vessel; 容 as in 内容 contents, 器 as in 食器 tableware

容 means to hold or contain, the same kanji as in 内容 (naiyou, contents). 器 means a vessel or utensil, as in 食器 (shokki, tableware) and 楽器 (gakki, instrument). Together they make a vessel that holds things, so a container.

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