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海鮮丼 (かいせんどん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい鮮せん丼どん

also: かいせんどんぶり

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Meanings

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noun

seafood donburi; seafood rice bowl

food / cooking

A bowl of rice topped with assorted fresh seafood, often sashimi. A common dish in Japanese cuisine.

See also: どんぶり

市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんな海かい鮮せん丼どんを食たべた。
I ate a fresh seafood donburi at the market.

この店みせの海かい鮮せん丼どんはネタが大おおきくておいしい。

The seafood rice bowl at this shop has large toppings and is delicious.

Written forms

海鮮丼
- かいせんどん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- かいせんどんぶり
かいせんどんぶり

Kanji

海sea, ocean
鮮fresh, vivid, clear
丼bowl, bowl of food

Similar words

どんぶり
どんぶり is the general term for a rice bowl dish; 海鮮丼 specifically refers to a donburi with seafood toppings.
ちらし寿ず司し
ちらし寿司 is sushi rice topped with scattered ingredients, often including seafood, but uses vinegared rice, while 海鮮丼 uses plain rice.

Etymology

Compound of 海鮮 (kaisen, 'seafood') and 丼 (don, short for どんぶり, 'bowl').