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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese キャラ弁 (kyaraben), a contraction of キャラクター弁当 (kyarakutā bentō), itself from English character bento.

Noun edit

kyaraben (usually uncountable, plural kyarabens)

  1. A style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.
    Synonyms: character bento, charaben

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