Word Meaning 弁当

べんとう bentou

弁当 is read as べんとう (bentou) and means bento.

Meaning

English

bento
Japanese box lunch

Reading

Kana

べんとう

Romaji

bentou

Writing Variants

弁當べんとう bentou
辨当べんとう bentou
辨當べんとう bentou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 子供,子ども,子,弁当箱,長男,長女,次男,次女 Rank 1806 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弁当男子

べんとうだんし

man who makes his own lunch to take to work

弁当代

べんとうだい

lunch money

弁当持参

べんとうじさん

bringing one's own lunch

弁当を使う

べんとうをつかう

to eat a boxed lunch

弁当屋

べんとうや

lunch vendor

弁当包み

べんとうづつみ

lunch package

弁当箱

べんとうばこ

lunch box

手弁当

てべんとう

working without pay

お弁当

おべんとう

bento

合の子弁当

あいのこべんとう

children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

仕出し弁当

しだしべんとう

box lunches for delivery

日の丸弁当

ひのまるべんとう

hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

Example Sentences

毎日自分でお弁当を作ります。

まいにちじぶんでおべんとうをつくります。

I make my own bento every day.

駅で弁当を買った。

I bought a box lunch at the station.

あれはトムのお弁当箱？

Is that Tom's lunch box?

普通のお弁当にしてね。

Make it a normal packed lunch, OK?

この弁当は量が少ないよ。

There is a small quantity of food in this bento.

お弁当食べたんでしょう。

You have eaten lunch, haven't you?

私は毎日昼に弁当を食べます。

I eat lunch every day at noon.

公園でお弁当を食べませんか。

How about having our lunch in the park?

お弁当にピーマンは入れないでね。

Don't put bell peppers in the bento.

５１番、幕の内弁当お待たせしました。

Number 51, your makunouchi bento is ready. Sorry for causing you to wait.

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