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Kotomora

丼

bowl, bowl of food

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes5

Readings

On'yomi

  • トン
  • タン
  • ショウ
  • セイ

Kun'yomi

  • どんぶり

Meaning

丼 centers on a bowl, especially a bowl of food. It is the kanji for the familiar Japanese donburi rice bowl dish.

Most common words using 丼

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  • 丼どんぶり
    N2

    porcelain bowl

  • 天丼てんどん

    tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice

  • うな丼うなどん

    eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel

  • 牛丼ぎゅうどん
    N5

    gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion

  • たぬき丼たぬきどん

    bowl of rice topped with tenkasu and tempura dipping sauce

  • まむし丼まむしどん

    eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel

  • ウニ丼うにどん

    sea urchin donburi; bowl of rice topped with sea urchin

  • カツ丼カツどん

    katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

  • ソースカツ丼ソースカツどん

    katsudon with Worcestershire sauce (esp. in the local style of Nagoya)

  • マグロ丼まぐろどん

    tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna

  • 中華丼ちゅうかどん

    bowl of rice topped with a chop-suey-like mixture

  • 丼ものどんぶりもの

    bowl of rice with food on top

  • 丼屋どんぶりや

    donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes

  • 丼飯どんぶりめし

    bowl of rice

  • 他人丼たにんどん

    bowl of rice topped with beef (or pork) and eggs

  • 口内丼こうないどん

    mixing rice and side dishes in one's mouth

  • 姉妹丼しまいどん

    threesome including two women who are sisters

  • 海鮮丼かいせんどん

    seafood donburi

  • 深川丼ふかがわどん

    rice bowl with clams and miso broth

  • 玉丼たまどん

    egg donburi; bowl of rice topped with egg

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Etymology

丼 is a pictograph of a bowl with a dot inside representing its contents. The modern form keeps this simple image clearly.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 井 looks like a bowl's rim and sides, and the inner 丶 is a piece of food inside. Together they make a bowl of food.

Reading mnemonic

For トン, imagine a heavy stone bowl that makes a deep 'ton' sound when you set it down: ton -> トン, and the bowl is full of food.