弁当
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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弁 | 当 |
べん Grade: 5 (ateji) |
とう Grade: 2 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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辨當 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
/bentau/ → /bentɔː/ → /bentoː/
Borrowed from Chinese 便當/便当 (biàndang, “convenient”).
The use of 弁 for ben is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字), due to 便 having another sense of "human excrement'.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- food brought on the go
- bento (takeaway lunch served in a box)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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. - (law) Synonym of 執行猶予 (shikkō yūyo): a suspended sentence
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References[edit]
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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