弁当屋(べんとうや) べんとうや noun bento shop; bento restaurant; takeout lunch shop foodshopping 1. bento shop; takeout lunch shop A shop that makes and sells boxed lunches (弁当(べんとう)) for takeout. Common near train stations, offices, and busy streets in Japan. 駅前(えきまえ)の弁当屋(べんとうや)で昼食(ちゅうしょく)を買(か)った。🔊 I bought lunch at the bento shop in front of the station. この弁当屋(べんとうや)は安(やす)くておいしい。🔊 This bento shop is cheap and tasty. 忙(いそが)しい日(ひ)は近所(きんじょ)の弁当屋(べんとうや)でご飯(はん)を済(す)ませる。🔊 On busy days I get a meal from the neighborhood bento shop. Compound of 弁当(べんとう) (boxed lunch) + the suffix 屋(や) (shop). The suffix 屋(や) attaches to many goods to name the shop or seller: 本屋(ほんや) (bookstore), 花屋(はなや) (florist), 肉屋(にくや) (butcher).Common collocations弁当屋(べんとうや)で買(か)う: to buy at a bento shop駅前(えきまえ)の弁当屋(べんとうや): the bento shop in front of the station手作(てづく)りの弁当屋(べんとうや): a handmade-bento shop Related Words Compare: 総菜屋(そうざいや) (deli) Compare: お惣菜屋(そうざいや) (deli) general Added 2026.5.31 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 28000/28445_bentouya