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陶器(とうき)porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery

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      pottery, earthenware, ceramics, (soft-paste) porcelain, china

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      陶器(とうき)()として()ってしまった。

      I accidentally dropped and broke the pottery. {porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery}

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      この陶器(とうき)(おも)くて()(はこ)びにくいです。

      This pottery is heavy and hard to carry around. {porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery}

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      陶器(とうき)土器(どき)よりもかたいが、磁器(じき)よりも(やわ)らかい。

      Pottery is harder than earthenware, but softer than porcelain. {porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery}

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      職人(しょくにん)たちが(かま)陶器(とうき)()いている様子(ようす)工場(こうじょう)見学(けんがく)しました。

      I observed artisans firing pottery in a kiln at the factory. {porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery}

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      陶器(とうき)()工程(こうてい)手違(てちが)いが発生(はっせい)し、陶器(とうき)黒焦(くろこ)げになってしまいました。

      A mistake occurred in the process of firing the pottery, resulting in the ceramics becoming charred black. {porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery}

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