早弁

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
早	弁
はや Grade: 1	べん Grade: 5
kun’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
早辨 (kyūjitai)

弁当 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Blend of 早い (hayai, “early”) +‎ 弁当 (bentō, “lunchbox, lunch”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) はやべん [hàyábéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ja̠bẽ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

早(はや)弁(べん) • (hayaben)

(slang) eating one's bento (packed lunch) before lunchtime (usually applied to middle and high school students)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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