スープボウル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English soup bowl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɨːpɯ̟ bo̞ːɾɯ̟]

Noun

スープボウル • (sūpu bōru)

soup bowl
- 2008 September 3, “純金の中国食器　１億円で発売 [Junkin no Chugoku shokki ichioku en de hatsubai, Solid gold Chinese tableware sells for one hundred million yen]”, in Tokyo Shimbun, page 8:
  
  単(たん)品(ぴん)でも購(こう)入(にゅう)でき価(か)格(かく)はレンゲの六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)万(まん)円(えん)からスープボウルの三(さん)千(ぜん)二(に)百(ひゃく)万(まん)円(えん)まで。
  Tanpin de mo kōnyū deki kakaku wa renge no rokujūgoman'en kara sūpu bōru no sanzennihyakuman'en made.
  Prices for a single item range from six hundred fifty thousand yen for a spoon to thirty-two million for a soup bowl.
- 2026 February 10, “【サイゼリヤ】今までスルーしてて後悔...。300円の「コスパ抜群スープ」旨味がすごいしアレンジしても美味しんです！ [‘Saizeriya’ ima made surū shitete gōkai... 300-en ‘Kosupa batsugun sūpu’ umami ga sugoi shi arenji shite mo oishii desu!, I regret overlooking ‘Saizeriya’ before now. 300 yen ‘value soup’ tastes great, deliciously customizable!]”, in Buzzfeed‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 February 2026:
  
  運(はこ)ばれてきたスープは、深(ふか)めの金(きん)属(ぞく)製(せい)スープボウルに入(はい)っていました。
  Hakobarete-kita sūpu wa, fukame no kinzokusei sūpu bōru ni haitteimashita.
  Soup for take out is packaged in a deep metal soup bowl.

Usage notes

Typically refers to Western‑style tableware rather than Japanese lacquerware bowls.