Meanings
nounkyaraben (usually uncountable, plural kyarabens)
plural kyarabens
- uncountableusuallyA style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.
Synonyms: character bento, charaben
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.
Similar
character bentocharaben
Also see
Origin
- Japanese弁当
- Englishcharacter
- Japaneseキャラ弁
- Englishkyaraben
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).
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kyaraben. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyaraben
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“kyaraben.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyaraben. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyaraben,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyaraben.
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