親子丼(おやこどん)

おやこどん
noun
oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl)
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1. oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl)
a Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of chicken and egg simmered in a sweet soy-based sauce, served over rice
お昼(ひる)に親子丼(おやこどん)を食(た)べた。
I ate oyakodon for lunch.
親子丼(おやこどん)は卵(たまご)がふわふわなのがおいしい。
Oyakodon is delicious when the egg is fluffy.
定食屋(ていしょくや)で親子丼(おやこどん)を注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered oyakodon at a set meal restaurant.

Etymology

親(おや) (parent) + 子(こ) (child) + 丼(どん) (rice bowl) → "parent and child bowl"
The name comes from the combination of chicken (parent) and egg (child).

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Usage

The egg should be slightly runny (半熟(はんじゅく)) for the best texture.

Related Words

Related: カツ丼(どん) (pork cutlet rice bowl)
Related: 牛丼(ぎゅうどん) (beef rice bowl)
Related: 天丼(てんどん) (tempura rice bowl)
Compare: 卵焼(たまごや)きご飯(はん) (rice with tamagoyaki)
Compare: 卵(たまご)かけご飯(はん) (raw egg on rice)
Related: 豚丼(ぶたどん) (pork bowl)
Related: 他人丼(たにんどん) (beef (or pork) and egg rice bowl)
Related: 三色丼(さんしょくどん) (three-color rice bowl)
Related: 卵(たまご)とじ (dish bound with beaten egg)
Related: 鶏肉(とりにく) (chicken)
Related: 卵(たまご) (egg)
Related: 醤油(しょうゆ) (soy sauce)
Related: 味醂(みりん) (sweet cooking sake)
Related: 出汁(だし) (dashi broth)
Related: ご飯(はん) (rice)
Related: 海鮮丼(かいせんどん) (seafood rice bowl)
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Added 2026.1.26 22:58 · Revised 2026.10.17 23:09
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