Bento
Box Lunch
noun
You know how 弁 means dialect and 当 means success? Well, this isn't going to help you much, because this means bento or box lunch. Chances are, though, you know the word "bento" from English. So, if you read this word (which you should be able to) you can figure out it's べんとう. If you do that, you can realize this word means bento too!
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
弁当を食べる
to eat a bento
弁当を作る
to make a bento
弁当を買う
to buy a bento
コンビニ弁当
convenience store bento
手作り弁当
homemade bento
仕出し弁当
catered boxed lunch
弁当箱
bento box
弁当屋
a bento shop
弁当作り
bento-making
弁当のおかず
the dishes accompanying rice in a bento
弁当の中身
the contents of a bento
弁当の注文
an order for a bento
学生の時は、母が毎日手作りのお弁当を作ってくれました。
When I was a student, my mother made me homemade bento boxes every day.
お弁当のおかずを少し残しておいて、子猫にあげました。
I left some sides in my box lunch and gave them to a kitten.
明日あなたにお弁当作ってあげようと思うんだけど、何か苦手なものとかあるの？
I think I’ll make a bento box for you tomorrow. Is there anything you’d prefer not to have?