A container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which hot water is poured to steep [[tea]] leaves and from which the tea is then poured from. Often part of a [[tea set]].

Similar to but distinct from a [[coffee pot]]. Teapots are generally shorter and rounder than coffee pots.

h4. Varieties

* [[long spout teapot]]
* [[side handle teapot]]
* [[gaiwan]]

h4.See also

* [[kettle]]
* [[qinghua (porcelain)]]
* [[Tag Group:Food Tags]]
ティーポット 急須