弁 当 屋(べんとうや)

べんとうや

noun

bento shop; bento restaurant; takeout lunch shop

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

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