うな重(じゅう)

うなじゅう
noun
grilled eel on rice (in a lacquered box)
food
1. grilled eel on rice in a lacquered box
Rice topped with eel grilled in sweet soy sauce (kabayaki), served in a square lacquered box.
うな重(じゅう)を頼(たの)んだ。
I ordered unajū.
土用(どよう)の丑(うし)の日(ひ)にうな重(じゅう)を食(た)べた。
I had unajū on the midsummer Day of the Ox.
この店(みせ)のうな重(じゅう)は松(まつ)・竹(たけ)・梅(うめ)の三種類(さんしゅるい)で、上(うえ)のランクほどうなぎが多(おお)い。
This restaurant's unajū comes in three grades, matsu, take and ume, and the higher the grade, the more eel.

Usage

Short for うなぎ (eel) + 重(じゅう) (a lacquered box, as in 重箱(じゅうばこ)).

Similar words

  • うな丼(どん): the same dish in a bowl; usually the cheaper, more casual option
  • ひつまぶし: Nagoya-style eel, cut into strips over rice and eaten in stages

Cultural note

Eel is traditionally eaten on 土用(どよう)の丑(うし)の日(ひ), a day in the hottest part of summer, for stamina.

Related Words

Compare: うな丼(どん) (the same dish in a bowl)
Compare: ひつまぶし (Nagoya-style eel, cut into strips over…)
Related: 鰻(うなぎ) (eel)
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Added 2026.10.4 21:47 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:53
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