天丼

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 天丼(てんどん) means a rice bowl topped with 天ぷら(てんぷら), or tempura.
• Basic usage: It is used when ordering the dish or describing its toppings.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• たて for a recently completed action
  • 揚げたて means freshly fried. たて indicates that little time has passed since the action was completed.
• A topping in place
  • 野菜がのっている means that vegetables are on top, describing the state of the toppings on the rice bowl.