See also: 井 and 丹

Translingual [ edit ]

Han character [ edit ]

丼 (radical 3, 丶+4, 5 strokes, cangjie input 廿廿戈 (TTI), four-corner 5500 0 , composition ⿴井丶)

Derived characters [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

KangXi: page 81, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 101

Dae Jaweon: page 164, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 45, character 1

Unihan data for U+4E3C

Chinese [ edit ]

丼 ? ) (Written Standard Chinese

丼 (Cantonese) Wikipedia has articles on:

Glyph origin [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Definitions [ edit ]

丼

( onomatopoeic ) sound of tossing something into a well surname ​.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

For pronunciation and definitions of 丼 – see 井 well; well-shaped object; mineshaft, pit; etc.”).

(This character, 丼 , is a variant form of 井 .)

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Borrowed from Japanese 丼 ( どん ) (don).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Definitions [ edit ]

丼

Compounds [ edit ]

中華丼 中华丼

丼物 dǎnwù )

) 丼飯 丼饭 他人丼

牛丼 niúdǎn )

) 親子丼 亲子丼 qīnzǐdǎn ) 豚丼

豬排丼 猪排丼

鐵火丼 铁火丼

Japanese [ edit ]

Kanji [ edit ]

丼

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Multiple possible derivations.

During the Edo period, restaurants specializing in large portions were called 慳貪屋 ( kendon'ya ) , from 慳貪 ( kendon , “ greedy ” , in reference to “very hungry” ) + 屋 ( ya , “ house, store, restaurant ” ) . The serving bowls were called 慳貪 振り 鉢 ( kendon-buri-bachi ) , literally “greedy” + “in that fashion” + “bowl”. The ken portion was elided, producing donburi-bachi , and then the -hachi was dropped to produce donburi .

, from , , + , . The serving bowls were called , literally “greedy” + “in that fashion” + “bowl”. The portion was elided, producing , and then the was dropped to produce . Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, donburi in reference to “a bowl filled with large amount of food” may be cognate with どんぶり ( donburi ) , an onomatopoeia of something heavy plunking into deep water, or something big and soft plopping down, related to onomatopoeia どぶり ( doburi ) , どぶん ( dobun ) , どんぶ ( donbu ) , and どん ( don ) , all of generally similar meanings. The food starts with a large portion of rice, also referred to as 丼飯 ( donburi meshi ) , which could be analyzed as “plopped-down rice”.

Donburi is also used to refer to something “rough, approximate, not finely worked”, as in the phrase 丼勘定 ( donburi kanjō , “ rough approximation, loose estimate ” ) . This is consistent with a derivation from the onomatopoeia, but not from the restaurant terms.

The kanji spelling shows 井 (“a well”) with a dot in the center, possibly indicating something thrown into the well. This could suggest that the Middle Chinese reading təmX may similarly derive from onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

丼 ( どんぶり ) • (donburi)

a simple large bowl for serving food a one-bowl meal served in a donburi bowl, consisting of a large portion of rice, covered in a meat or fish

Usage notes [ edit ]

To disambiguate, speakers may refer more specifically to donburibachi for the bowl, and donburi mono for the food.

English-language sources often refer to the food as similar to stew served over rice. Note, however, that stews consist of meat, fish, and/or vegetables cooked in a liquid and served with the sauce, whereas donburi toppings may be relatively dry, as in tempura donburi or beef donburi, or even uncooked, as in tekkadon (tuna sashimi donburi).

Synonyms [ edit ]

Derived terms [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Abbreviation of donburi above.[2][1]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Kun’yomi ( Tokyo ) ど ​ ん [dóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1]) [1] IPA (key) : [dõ̞ɴ]

When used as a suffix, the resulting term has a 平板型 ( heiban-gata , “ flat type ” ) or type 0 pitch accent pattern.

Noun [ edit ]

丼 ( どん ) • (don)

donburi: a one-bowl meal consisting of a large portion of rice, covered in a meat or fish

Usage notes [ edit ]

Seldom used as an independent noun. More commonly encountered as a suffix.

Suffix [ edit ]

丼 ( どん ) • (-don)

donburi: a one-bowl meal consisting of a large portion of rice, covered in a meat or fish

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

1.0 1.1 1.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin) , Third Edition (in Japanese), Sanseidō, →ISBN , Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Shogakukan (in Japanese), Tōkyō

Korean [ edit ]

Hanja [ edit ]

丼 (eum 정 (jeong))

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Vietnamese [ edit ]

Han character [ edit ]

丼: Hán Nôm readings: tỉnh, đảm

