bowl, bowl of food

About this kanji

The kanji「丼」primarily means a bowl, especially one used for serving food. It typically appears in nouns related to various rice dishes served in these bowls. For example, 牛丼 (ぎゅうどん) is a popular gyudon or beef bowl, while 天丼 (てんどん) refers to a bowl of tempura served over rice. Another common usage is 丼飯 (どんぶりめし), which means a bowl of rice. A notable phrase is 着丼 (ちゃくどん), used to describe the arrival of food at your table, particularly for ramen. When using this kanji, remember it captures the essence of comforting meals served in a bowl.

Example sentences

• 昼食に丼を食べた。

  I had a rice bowl for lunch.

Meanings across languages

English

bowl, bowl of food

Tiếng Việt

bát, bát cơm

日本語

丼, 丼物

한국어

덮밥, 식사 그릇

中文

碗, 饭碗

id

mangkuk, mangkuk makanan

th

ชาม, ชามอาหาร

es

tazón, tazón de comida

fr

bol, bol de nourriture

de

Schüssel, Schüssel mit Essen

pt

tigela, tigela de comida

Common compounds

• 牛丼ぎゅうどんgyudon, rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
• 天丼てんどんtempura donburi, tempura served over a bowl of rice, (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
• 丼飯どんぶりめしbowl of rice
• 豚丼ぶたどんpork donburi, bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
• 着丼ちゃくどんarrival of food at one's table (esp. ramen)
• 玉丼たまどんegg donburi, bowl of rice topped with egg
• 丼屋どんぶりやdonburi restaurant, shop serving rice bowl dishes
• カツ丼カツどんkatsudon, pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice