Donburi - Rice bowl

Japanese: 丼 - どんぶり

〘Noun〙① A thick, deep ceramic bowl for serving food. Donburi bachi. ※Essays, Mimibukuro (1784-1814), 6: "Tofu was boiled hot and put into the donburi bowl."② A large bag that can be carried in the bosom to hold money, tissues, and other things. Made from chintz or donsu , it was popular among young playboys in the Edo period. ※Kibyoushi, Etsuhiki Ezo Osoryo (1788), "I'll make a big bowl out of Ezo Nishiki."③ A large storage container made of the same fabric that is attached to the front of a belly wrap by a craftsman. ※Rakugo, Iso no Shiranami (1890), <Dobashitei Ryuuma VII> "Money is rumbling inside the hidden bag in the belly wrap. "④ An abbreviation of "donburimono (bowl of rice)." ※Haiku poem, Futaba no Matsu (1690), "A bowl of rice that wakes the sleep of the evening"⑤ A small cargo ship engaged in buying and storing cargo mainly in the Seto Inland Sea during the Edo period. A small cargo ship of the Benzai-zukuri lineage, many of which had a capacity of about 100 to 150 koku. Isaba. ※Wakan Senyoshu (1766), vol. 4, "Tonfuri. Voiced consonant, unreadable. A small boat, a boat with a capacity of 130 koku, or 140 to 150 koku." [Additional note] "Donburi" has the meaning of the sound of throwing something into a well, as in "Shuin," " _{A sound} of throwing _two things into a well." The reason "donburi" was used for the noun donburi may be because "donburi" was the Chinese word that corresponds to the adverb donburi, which refers to the sound of throwing something into a well.

Don [bowl of rice]

〘 morpheme 〙 (a variation of "donburi (bowl)") Often used with the last part of a food name abbreviated to refer to a bowl of rice made with that ingredient. "Unadon," "Tendon," "Katsudon," "Tamadon," etc. ※Modern New Words Dictionary (1919) "...don is an abbreviation of donburi. For example, a bowl of rice with tempura is called "tendon," and a bowl of rice with eel is called "unadon."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 厚手で深い陶製の、食物を盛る鉢。どんぶりばち。※随筆・耳嚢（1784‐1814）六「豆腐をあつく煮て〈略〉丼に入て出しける」② 金、鼻紙など何でも入れて、ふところに持ち歩く大きな袋。更紗(さらさ)・緞子(どんす)などで作り、江戸時代、若い遊び人が好んで用いた。※黄表紙・悦贔屓蝦夷押領（1788）「ゑぞにしきで大どんぶりをこしらへてこよう」③ 職人などの、腹掛けの前部につけた共布(ともぎれ)の大きな物入れ。※落語・磯の白浪（1890）〈七代目土橋亭りう馬〉「腹掛の隠袋(ドンブリ)の中で金が迂鳴(うなっ)てるんだ」④ 「どんぶりもの（丼物）」の略。※俳諧・二葉の松（1690）「暮の眠を覚す丼」⑤ 江戸時代、瀬戸内海を中心に買積み経営に従事した小廻しの廻船。弁財造り系統の小荷船で、百石から百五十石積程度のものが多い。いさば。※和漢船用集（1766）四「トンフリ濁音に読字未考。小船也、百三十石積、百四五十石積の船也」[補注]「丼」には「集韻」に「投_二物井中_一声」とあるように、井戸に物を投げいれた音の意がある。名詞ドンブリに「丼」があてられたのは、井戸に物を投げいれたときの音をさす副詞ドンブリに対応する漢語が「丼」であったことによるか。

どん【丼】

〘語素〙 (「どんぶり（丼）」の変化したもの) 多く食品名の下の方を省略した形に付いて、それを材料としたどんぶり飯をいう。「うなどん」「天どん」「かつどん」「玉どん」など。※現代新語辞典（1919）「…どんどんぶりの略。例へば天ぷらの丼飯(どんぶりめし)を天どんといひ。鰻の丼飯をうなどんといふが如きである」

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