Word details

弁当

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 弁当.

Dictionary

Entry

弁当べんとう辨當弁當辨当NounFreq #4118
1

bento; Japanese box lunch

Examples
私たちは学校で早めに弁当を食べた。
We had an early lunch at school.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

弁

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

5 strokesFrequency 619JLPT N1Grade 5

On

ベンヘン

Kun

かんむりわきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う

Nanori

べ
当

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい
辨

discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

16 strokes

On

ベンヘン

Kun

わきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う
當

bear, accept, undertake, just

13 strokes

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.てるまさ.に

Nanori

と

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