JLPT N3 · Noun

弁当 (bentou)

弁当 (べんとう, bentou) is a Japanese noun meaning “bento; Japanese box lunch”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: べんとう
Romaji: bentou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

bento; Japanese box lunch · noun

Example sentences

私たちは学校で早めに弁当を食べた。

We had an early lunch at school.

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

Kanji in 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 弁当.

お弁当おべんとう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 1513060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.