noun
pottery; ceramics; earthenware
General term for fired ceramic ware, including pottery, stoneware, and porcelain. Often used in contexts like traditional crafts, tableware, and art.
この地域は焼き物で有名です。
This region is famous for its pottery.
彼は趣味で焼き物を作っている。
He makes ceramics as a hobby.
noun
grilled dish; broiled food; yakimono
In cooking, refers to flame-broiled or grilled food, especially fish. Often used in restaurant menus and home cooking contexts.
今夜の焼き物はサバの塩焼きです。
Tonight's grilled dish is salt-grilled mackerel.
焼き物は強火で手早く仕上げる。
Grilled dishes are finished quickly over high heat.
noun
tempered blade
Specialized term for a blade that has been heat-treated (tempered) to increase hardness. Used in swordsmithing and knife-making contexts.
この刀は名工が鍛えた焼き物だ。
This sword is a tempered blade forged by a master craftsman.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard written variant.
陶器 specifically refers to pottery or earthenware, often with a rustic feel, while 焼き物 is a broader term covering all fired ceramics including porcelain.
磁器 means porcelain, a type of 焼き物 that is fired at high temperatures and is often white and translucent.
焼き魚 specifically means grilled fish, a common type of 焼き物 in the culinary sense.
Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'baking, grilling, firing') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The broad meaning 'fired thing' naturally extends to pottery, grilled food, and tempered blades.