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飩

Japanese noodles

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ドン
  • トン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

飩 centers on a specific type of Japanese noodle dish, often thick wheat noodles served in a hot broth. The meaning is narrow and concrete, referring directly to the food itself.

Most common words using 飩

  • 橘飩きっとん

    mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)

  • 餛飩こんとん

    steamed manjū; steamed mochi

  • 饂飩鋤うどんすき

    seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon

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Etymology

飩 combines the food radical 飠 (食) with the phonetic component 屯, which likely contributes the sound 'ton' or 'don'. The character was created to represent a specific noodle dish, with the food radical indicating its culinary nature.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 飠 means food, and the right side 屯 looks like a pile of thick noodles. Picture a steaming bowl of thick wheat noodles: 飩 is Japanese noodles.

Reading mnemonic

For ドン, imagine a bowl of noodles being placed on the table with a heavy 'don' sound: don -> ドン, and the noodles are ready to eat.