丼どんぶり

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

porcelain bowl; donburi bowl

A deep, wide porcelain bowl, typically used for donburi dishes.

donburi; rice bowl dish

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 丼物 (donburimono). A dish of meat, fish, or other ingredients served over rice in a large bowl.

〈物もの〉丼どんぶりa donburi dish topped with X
親おや子こ丼どんぶりはとても人にん気きがある。
Oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) is very popular.
〈物もの〉を丼どんぶりに盛もるto serve (rice, etc.) in a donburi bowl
ご飯はんを丼どんぶりに盛もって、その上うえに肉にくをのせた。
I served rice in a donburi bowl and put meat on top.
丼どんぶりで食たべるto eat straight from the (donburi) bowl
彼かれはいつも丼どんぶりで食たべる。
He always eats straight out of the bowl.

茶ちゃ碗わんN5sense 1
丼 is a large, deep bowl used for rice-topped dishes, while 茶碗 is a smaller bowl or cup used for plain rice or tea.
丼どんぶりもの sense 2
丼 is the everyday shortened form, while 丼物 is the fuller, slightly more formal term for the same category of rice-bowl dishes.
ボウル
丼 refers to a traditional Japanese bowl, often used for rice dishes, whereas ボウル refers to a Western-style bowl used mainly for mixing or serving.
椀わんN2
椀 is a smaller bowl typically used for soup or rice as a side, whereas 丼 is a larger, deeper bowl used for full rice dishes like 牛丼.

鉢はちN2
どんぶり is specifically a large bowl for rice dishes, while 鉢 is a more general term for a bowl or pot used for many purposes.

個こN5
Bowl-shaped containers are often counted with 個 in everyday use; 丼 itself is also the name of a food container/serving vessel, so usage can vary.

丼Usage73%
- どんぶり
  Standard kanji spelling for the bowl and the rice dish.
- どん
どんぶりUsage21%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the dish.
ドンブリUsage5%
どんUsage1%

Originally referred to a deep bowl. The reading どんぶり is of uncertain origin, possibly mimetic. The abbreviation どん is used in compounds like 親子丼.