also: ぎょくどん
egg donburi; rice bowl topped with egg
A casual dish of steamed rice in a bowl, topped with a seasoned egg mixture cooked in a style similar to 親子丼 but without chicken. Often seen as a cheaper or simpler alternative.
See also: 玉子丼
I'll have an egg donburi for lunch today.
The egg donburi at this diner has fluffy eggs and is delicious.
Standard kanji spelling; 玉 here is a common abbreviation for 玉子 (egg).
Alternate reading using the on'yomi of 玉; rarely used in practice.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen on menus.
Abbreviation of 玉子丼 (たまごどん), where 玉 (たま) stands for 玉子 (egg). The reading ぎょくどん uses the on'yomi of 玉 but is rarely encountered.