丼|どんぶりdonburi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
どんdon[1]atamadaka (head-high)
Definitions
  1. nounporcelain bowl
  2. noundonburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
  3. nounfront pocket in a haragake
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedボウルNeutralA loanword for Western-style bowls and basins, as in 「サラダボウル」; 「丼」 is a Japanese-style large bowl or a rice dish served in one.
  • Related椀わんNeutralA wooden bowl, often used for soup; also a counter for bowls of food or drink.
  • Relatedどんぶり鉢どんぶりばちNeutralThe large bowl that holds donburi or noodles; it names the vessel only, never the food, unlike 「丼」.
  • Related汁椀しるわんNeutralA soup bowl for miso soup and the like; smaller than 「丼」.

Use 「丼」 for donburi dishes or large Japanese bowls, as in 「牛丼」. Western-style bowls take 「ボウル」; the vessel itself is 「どんぶり鉢」; soup bowls are 「汁椀」 or 「椀」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (どんぶり)主おもに飯めしや麺類めんるいを盛もるための陶器とうきまたは磁器じきの食器しょっき。通常つうじょうの飯椀めしわんよりは大振おおぶりであり、しばしば、蓋ふたがついている。丼鉢どんぶりばち。
  2. (どんぶり)語義ごぎ1の容器ようきに、飯めしを盛もり、その上うえにさまざまな具材ぐざいをのせて供きょうする料理りょうりの分野ぶんや。丼物どんぶりもの。
  3. (どん)具材ぐざいを乗のせた丼物どんぶりもの。
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