katsudon

noun
UK /ˌkætsuːˈdɒn/
US /ˌkɑːtsuːˈdoʊn/

Katsudon is a bowl of rice with a crispy pork cutlet and egg on top.

For lunch, she ordered a steaming bowl of katsudon.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A Japanese rice bowl dish where the cutlet can be chicken instead of pork.

The restaurant also serves a chicken katsudon for people who don't eat pork.

3. In anime and manga, a comfort food often eaten before a big event for good luck.

The character ate katsudon the night before the tournament to boost his energy.

4. A slang term in some Japanese police dramas for a celebratory meal after solving a case.

After cracking the case, the detective treated the team to katsudon.