Japanese

Noun

弁当 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 辨當, hiragana べんとう, romaji bentō)

1. bento

Synonyms

• お弁当 (べんとう) ‎(obentō), 御弁当 (おべんとう) ‎(obentō)

Compounds

• 弁当箱 (べんとうばこ) ‎(bentōbako)

Descendants

• Chinese

  Mandarin: 便當／便当 (biàndāng)

  Min Nan: 便當／便当 (piān-tong)

• English: bento

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9