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Kanji 丼: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 丼: bowl, bowl of food

Key takeaways

Kanji 丼: bowl, bowl of food. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

bowlbowl of food

On reading

とんたんしょうせい

Kun reading

どんぶり

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 丼

bowl, bowl of food

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

井 + 丶

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji features a dot (丶) inside the character for a well (井). Imagine a deep, well-like bowl with a delicious serving of food placed right in the center, representing a donburi or food bowl.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

どんぶり
  • どんぶり

    porcelain bowl / rice bowl dish

Commonly used words

  • どんぶり

    porcelain bowl / rice bowl dish

Example sentences

Example 1

このにご飯を入れてください。

Translation

Please put rice in this bowl.

Example 2

海鮮がとてもおいしかったです。

Translation

The seafood rice bowl was very delicious.

Kanji 丼: bowl, bowl of food | Daily Nihongo