牛 丼(ぎゅうどん)

ぎゅうどん

noun

beef bowl; gyudon

food

1. beef bowl; gyudon

a Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of sliced beef and onion simmered in a sweet-savory sauce, served over rice

牛丼(ぎゅうどん)を注文(ちゅうもん)する。

Order a beef bowl.

昼(ひる)ごはんに牛丼(ぎゅうどん)を食(た)べた。

I had a beef bowl for lunch.

この店(みせ)の牛丼(ぎゅうどん)は肉(にく)がたっぷり乗(の)っている。

The beef bowl at this restaurant is generously topped with meat.

Cultural note

牛丼(ぎゅうどん) is a staple of cheap, fast eating: the chains 吉野家(よしのや), すき家(や), and 松屋(まつや) serve it at counters nationwide within a minute or two of ordering.

Common collocations

牛丼(ぎゅうどん)屋(や): beef-bowl restaurant
牛丼(ぎゅうどん)チェーン: beef-bowl chain
並盛(なみも)り / 大盛(おおも)り / 特盛(とくも)り: regular / large / extra-large (the standard size choices)
つゆだく: with extra sauce (ordering slang)

Related words

Other rice bowls ending in 〜丼(どん): 親子丼(おやこどん) (chicken and egg), カツ丼(どん) (pork cutlet), 天丼(てんどん) (tempura), 豚丼(ぶたどん) (pork).

Related Words

Related: 豚丼(ぶたどん) (pork bowl)

Related: 親子丼(おやこどん) (chicken and egg bowl)

Related: 天丼(てんどん) (tempura bowl)

Related: カツ丼(どん) (pork cutlet bowl)

Related: 他人丼(たにんどん) (beef (or pork) and egg rice bowl)

Related: 牛肉(ぎゅうにく) (beef)

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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:21

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