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お弁当
obentou
Description
お弁当は、家で作って外に持っていく食事です。
お弁当 is a meal made at home and taken outside.
学校や仕事に持っていったり、お店で買ったりします。
You take お弁当 to school or work, or buy it at a store.
Meanings
お弁当obentou
boxed meal, packed lunch
明日のお弁当を作ります。
I will make tomorrow's lunchbox.
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Notes
- Etymology
弁当 (bentou) with polite prefix お making it softer and more everyday.
- Nuance
The お is standard in daily speech; plain 弁当 sounds slightly more neutral or written.
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