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kyaraben

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: character bento, charaben

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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 and Japanese 弁当 (bentō).