How do you say "cooker" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "cooker" is 炊飯器 (suihanki). It is a noun pronounced "soo-ee-hah-n-kee".

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Pronunciation

炊飯器 is written in kanji. Romanised as suihanki, it sounds roughly like "soo-ee-hah-n-kee" to an English ear.

Example sentence

机の上に炊飯器があります。

Tsukue no ue ni Suihanki ga arimasu.

There is a cooker on the desk.

Usage notes

Suihanki (炊飯器) is the Japanese word for cooker. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.

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Questions about 炊飯器

How do you pronounce 炊飯器?

炊飯器 is romanised as suihanki. Say it roughly like "soo-ee-hah-n-kee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 炊飯器 formal or casual?

炊飯器 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 炊飯器 written in Japanese?

炊飯器 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.