July 2010
1 post
丼
丼
ショウ、タン、セイ
どんぶり
a large bowl for serving rice with meat and vegetables, or the meal served in such a bowl
丼 is an interesting character. Generally regarded as a distinctly Japanese character and visible all over the place in any Japanese city, it’s only now being added to the Joyo kanji list.
It turns out this character has a history of use in China as well, and though its recent...