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![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/X3UjQ.jpg)

I came across this at a Yoshinoya and I've never seen this before on a menu. I
can't figure out what this is supposed to mean; all I can infer from the
pricing is that maybe it's a size in between 並 and 大.
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What does アタマ mean in reference to food/portion sizes?
In 牛丼{ぎゅうどん} ("beef bowl"), 「アタマ」 refers to the toppings that are placed over
the rice. In other words, it refers to the stewed beef and onion.

Here, 「アタマ」 refers to the particular size of gyudon consisting of regular-size
rice and large toppings, resulting in a "size" between 「並{なみ}」(regular) and
「大盛{おおもり}」(large) in the total amount of food served. This should explain the
pricing for アタマ in the photo above.

Please also note that the "official" size name used at Yoshinoya is 「
**アタマの大盛** 」.

Hope all this makes sense. It is a fairly popular gyudon size now as it gives
you extra beef without all that extra rice to go with it like 大盛 does.

" **Big head (= extra toppings) on top of the regular-size rice** ", so to
speak.

Yoshinoya sold 5 million bowls of アタマの大盛 in no time.

![enter image description
here](https://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/03/07/235/images/001.jpg)
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