キャラ弁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弁
べん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling

[1] A kyaraben containing rice balls decorated to resemble pandas.

Etymology

キャラ + 弁, abbreviation of キャラクター弁当 (kyarakutā bentō, “character bento”).

Noun

キャラ弁(べん) • (kyaraben) 

1. Kyaraben, a style of elaborately arranged bento (Japanese boxed lunch) which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.

See also

• Chinese: 愛心便當 / 爱心便当 (àixīn biàndāng)
• Korean: 캬라밴 (kyarabaen, “kyarabaen”)