天丼(てんどん)

てんどん
noun
tempura rice bowl
food
1. tempura rice bowl
A bowl of rice topped with assorted tempura, typically shrimp and vegetables, drizzled with a sweet soy-based sauce. A staple of Japanese fast-casual dining.
天丼(てんどん)を注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered a tempura rice bowl.
The shrimp in this restaurant's tempura bowl are big.
昼(ひる)ごはんに天丼(てんどん)と味噌汁(みそしる)のセットを食(た)べた。
For lunch, I had a tempura bowl and miso soup set.

Short for 天(てん)ぷら丼(どんぶり). One of the most popular 丼(どんぶり)もの (rice bowl dishes) in Japan.

Common collocations

  • 天丼(てんどん)を食(た)べる — to eat a tempura bowl
  • 天丼(てんどん)セット — tempura bowl set (with soup and pickles)
  • 上(じょう)天丼(てんどん) — premium tempura bowl (with higher-quality ingredients)

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