JLPT N5 · Noun

お弁当 (obentou)

お弁当 (おべんとう, obentou) is a Japanese noun meaning “bento; Japanese box lunch”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おべんとう
Romaji: obentou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

bento; Japanese box lunch · noun

Example sentences

彼は今日、お弁当を持って来た。

He brought his lunch today.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お弁当

弁

valve, petal, braidベン・ヘン・かんむり・わきま.える · 5 strokes

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お弁当.

弁当べんとうbento弁べんspeech勘弁かんべんpardon代弁だいべんspeaking by proxy弁解べんかいexplanation (e.g. for one's actions)弁護べんごdefense弁償べんしょうcompensation弁論べんろんdiscussion本当ほんとうtruth適当てきとうsuitable見当けんとうestimate当りあたりhit相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)

Source: JMdict entry 1513065 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.