Word Meaning 手弁当

てべんとう tebentou

手弁当 is read as てべんとう (tebentou) and means working without pay.

Meaning

English

working without pay
volunteer work
preparing one's own lunch
bringing one's own lunch
paying for one's own lunch

Reading

Kana

てべんとう

Romaji

tebentou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 16641 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手当

てあて

advance preparation

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

弁当

べんとう

bento

お弁当

おべんとう

bento

調整手当

ちょうせいてあて

adjustment payment

応急手当

おうきゅうてあて

first-aid (treatment)

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)

健康管理手当

けんこうかんりてあて

healthcare allowance

傷病手当

しょうびょうてあて

accident and sickness benefits

コンビニ弁当

こんびにべんとう

convenience store lunch box