A small bowl used for serving rice (often lacquerware or ceramic); commonly used at the table in Japanese households.
毎朝この飯椀でご飯を食べている。
I eat rice from this rice bowl every morning.
割れていたので、新しい飯椀を買いに行った。
Because it was cracked, I went to buy a new rice bowl.
子供用の小さな飯椀は持ちやすいように軽く作られていることが多い。
Children's rice bowls are often made light so they're easy to hold.