うな丼(どん)

うなどん
noun
grilled eel on a bowl of rice
food
1. grilled eel on a bowl of rice
A bowl of rice topped with eel grilled in sweet soy sauce. The casual counterpart of unajū.
うな丼(どん)を食(た)べた。
I ate an eel rice bowl.
昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)にうな丼(どん)の大盛(おおも)りを頼(たの)んだ。
For lunch I ordered a large eel rice bowl.
うな丼(どん)は江戸(えど)時代(じだい)に生(う)まれた料理(りょうり)で、丼(どんぶり)物(もの)の始(はじ)まりとも言(い)われる。
Unadon dates from the Edo period and is said to be the first rice-bowl dish.

Usage

Short for うなぎ (eel) + 丼(どんぶり) (bowl).

Similar words

Related words

  • 蒲焼(かばや)き: eel grilled in sweet soy sauce, the topping
  • 丼(どんぶり)物(もの): rice-bowl dishes

Related Words

Compare: うな重(じゅう) (the same dish served in a lacquered box)
Compare: ひつまぶし (Nagoya-style eel, cut into strips…)
Related: 蒲焼(かばや)き (eel grilled in sweet soy sauce…)
Related: 鰻(うなぎ) (eel)
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Added 2026.10.4 21:48 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:53
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