How to say 'Bowl' in Japanese | 丼

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The Japanese word for Bowl is 'Donburi', written as 丼 in Japanese.'Bowl' in hiragana is どんぶり.

word

丼

Meaning

Bowl

Reading

どんぶり

donburi

Kanji

丼Rice bowl

Explanation

The Japanese noun '丼 (どんぶり)' refers to a type of bowl, typically deep and used for serving rice dishes. It is commonly associated with dishes like '牛丼 (ぎゅうどん)' (beef bowl) or '親子丼 (おやこどん)' (chicken and egg bowl). The term can also refer to the dish itself served in such a bowl. For example: I ate a beef bowl「牛丼を食べた」(ぎゅうどんをたべた). This bowl is big「この丼は大きい」(このどんぶりはおおきい). The word is often used in the context of Japanese cuisine and dining.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7299

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 丼

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

丼

Meaning

Rice bowl

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'Donburi' means 'Bowl' .

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