駅弁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駅	弁
えき Grade: 3	べん Grade: 5
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
驛辨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 駅 (eki, “station”) +‎ 弁当 (bentō, “boxed lunch”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “sex position”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えきべん [èkíbéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞kʲibẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

駅(えき)弁(べん) • (ekiben) 

1. ekiben (bento sold at railroad stations)
2. (sex) ekiben; suspended congress (sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them)

   Synonym: 立位 (ritsui)

Derived terms

• 駅(えき)弁(べん)大(だい)学(がく) (Ekiben Daigaku)
• 空(そら)弁(べん) (soraben)

Descendants

• → English: ekiben
• → Korean: 에키벤 (ekiben)
• → Mandarin: 鐵路便當／铁路便当, 火車便當／火车便当 (huǒchē biàndāng) (partial calque)