漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
丼: bowl, bowl of food
N1 (our estimate)5 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
丶 carries the meaning · 井 is drawn in
5 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
トンton · on'yomi · in compounds
- 牛丼ぎゅうどんgyudon
- 天丼てんどんtempura donburi
どんぶりdonburi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 丼どんぶりporcelain bowl
Also read タン, ショウ, セイ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The power of a single point! Imagine a single drop of ink falling onto a page, or a tiny spark of light in the darkness.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
井
Also built on well (井)
Also read トン
7 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side丼 bowl · 丶
vs囲 surround · 囗In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · jǐng
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin jǐng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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