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Zach

弁当箱

Reading

Kana: べんとうばこ
Romaji: bentoubako
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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lunch box

Kanji

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car

Example Sentence

(いま)やノート(がた)コンピューターは弁当箱(べんとうばこ)(おな)じくらいが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。
➥Now notebook computers are as common as lunch boxes.
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