カツ丼(どん)

かつどん
noun
katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl)
1. katsudon; pork cutlet rice bowl
a Japanese dish consisting of a breaded deep-fried pork cutlet simmered with egg and onion, served over rice
カツ丼(どん)を注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered a katsudon.
試験(しけん)前(まえ)にカツ丼(どん)を食(た)べた。
I ate katsudon before the exam.
この店(みせ)のカツ丼(どん)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This restaurant is famous for its katsudon.
家(いえ)でカツ丼(どん)を作(つく)ってみた。
I tried making katsudon at home.

ETYMOLOGY:
カツ (cutlet, from English) + 丼(どん) (rice bowl)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Eaten before exams for good luck because カツ sounds like 勝(か)つ (to win). The phrase is 「試験(しけん)に勝(か)つ」(to win the exam).

POLICE ASSOCIATION:
In Japanese detective dramas, suspects are often offered katsudon during interrogation. This has become a cultural trope.

INGREDIENTS:

  • とんかつ - breaded pork cutlet
  • 卵(たまご) - egg
  • 玉(たま)ねぎ - onion
  • だし - broth
  • 醤油(しょうゆ)/味醂(みりん) - seasoning
  • 白(しろ)ご飯(はん) - white rice

RELATED DONBURI:

  • 牛丼(ぎゅうどん) - beef bowl
  • 親子丼(おやこどん) - chicken and egg bowl
  • 天丼(てんどん) - tempura bowl
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Added 2026.1.27 19:33
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