vessel → ability 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme utsuwa (器)
meaning 1 vessel しかしながら、食べ物を器から口まで運ぶ必要があり...
There was, however, a need for food to be carried from the bowl to the mouth...
direction →
meaning 2 ability (human) 彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ
He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
reference
comment EDICT.

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