丼
bowl, bowl of food
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
20 of 28- 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
Study
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.