bento box
bento box meaning
A Japanese bento box divided into compartments of rice, fish and vegetables. It represents packed lunches, Japanese food culture, and the care that goes into arranging a meal — bento are made to be looked at as much as eaten. It appears in food photography, lunch posts and anything about Japan.
Meaning
A Japanese bento box divided into compartments of rice, fish and vegetables. It represents packed lunches, Japanese food culture, and the care that goes into arranging a meal — bento are made to be looked at as much as eaten. It appears in food photography, lunch posts and anything about Japan. Elaborate character bento, shaped into animals and faces, are a genuine art form.
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How to use it
- Packed lunch, Japanese style 🍱
- She spends an hour making these 🍱
- Bento from the station, always good 🍱
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | bentoboks |
| አማርኛ | ቤንቶ ቦክስ |
| العربية | علبة طعام |
| অসমীয়া | বেণ্টু বক্স |
| azərbaycan | bentu qutusu |
| башҡорт | бенто йәшниге |
| беларуская | бэнто |
| български | кутия за бенто |
| বাংলা | বেন্তো বাক্স |
| bosanski | bento kutija |
| català | caixa de bento |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏣᏱᏂᏏ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏰᏗ |
| čeština | krabička bentó |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | бенто |
| Cymraeg | bocs bento |
| Deutsch | Bento-Box |
| dolnoserbšćina | bento tejza |
| Ελληνικά | κουτί φαγητού |
| English | bento box |
| español | caja de bento |
| eesti | bento einekarp |
| euskara | bento kutxa |
| فارسی | جعبه بنتو |
| suomi | bento-rasia |
| Filipino | bento box |
| føroyskt | bento matpakki |
| français | boîte déjeuner |
| Gaeilge | bosca bento |
| Gàidhlig | bogsa bento |
| galego | caixa de bento |
| ગુજરાતી | બેન્ટો બોક્સ |
| Hausa | akwatin bento |
| עברית | חמגשית עם אוכל |
| हिन्दी | बैंटो, बैंटो बॉक्स |
| hrvatski | bento kutija |
| hornjoserbšćina | bento-tyzka |
| magyar | japán ételdoboz |
| հայերեն | բենտո արկղ |
| Indonesia | kotak bento |
| íslenska | bento-box |
| italiano | bento box |
| 日本語 | 弁当 |
| Jawa | sakothak bento |
| ქართული | ბენტო |
| қазақ тілі | бэнто |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بەنتو |
| ខ្មែរ | ប្រអប់ដាក់បាយនិងម្ហូប |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬೆಂಟೊ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 도시락 |
| कोंकणी | बँटो बॉक्स |
| кыргызча | бенто кутусу |
| ລາວ | ເບັນໂຕະ |
| lietuvių | bento dėžutė |
| latviešu | bento kastīte |
| македонски | јапонска храна за носење |
| മലയാളം | ബെന്റോ ബോക്സ് |
| монгол | өдрийн хоол |
| मराठी | बेंटो बॉक्स |
| Melayu | kotak bento |
| မြန်မာ | ဘင်တို ဘူး |
| नेपाली | बेन्टो बक्स |
| Nederlands | bentobox |
| norsk | bento-boks |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବେଣ୍ଟୋ ବକ୍ସ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੇਂਟੋ ਬਾਕਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bẹ́nto Bọks |
| polski | pudełko bento |
| پښتو | د بینټو بکس |
| português | bentô |
| rumantsch | boxa per la marenda |
| română | mâncare japoneză la pachet |
| русский | бэнто |
| سنڌي | کاڌي جو ڏٻو |
| တႆး | ၵွၵ်းပႅၼ်ႇတူဝ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | බෙන්ටෝ පෙට්ටිය |
| slovenčina | krabička na jedlo |
| slovenščina | posoda za malico bento |
| Soomaali | sanduuq qado |
| shqip | kuti bento |
| српски | кутија са ручком |
| srpski | kutija sa ručkom |
| svenska | bentolåda |
| Kiswahili | boksi ya kuweka chakula |
| தமிழ் | பென்டோ பாக்ஸ் |
| తెలుగు | బెంటో పెట్టె |
| ไทย | กล่องเบนโตะ |
| ትግርኛ | ቤንቶ ሳንዱቕ |
| türkmen dili | bento gutusy |
| lea fakatonga | puha meʻakai fakasiapani |
| Türkçe | bento |
| українська | обід у коробці |
| اردو | بنٹو باکس |
| o‘zbek | xonachali taom qutisi |
| Tiếng Việt | hộp cơm bento |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Apoti Bento |
| 粵語 | 便當 |
| 粤语 | 便当 |
| 中文 | 盒饭 |
| 繁體中文 | 便當 |
| isiZulu | ibento bhoksi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F371
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :bento: :bento_box:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the bento box emoji (🍱) mean?
- A Japanese bento box divided into compartments of rice, fish and vegetables. It represents packed lunches, Japanese food culture, and the care that goes into arranging a meal — bento are made to be looked at as much as eaten. It appears in food photography, lunch posts and anything about Japan.
- How do you type the bento box emoji?
- Copy the bento box emoji 🍱 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the bento box emoji in?
- The bento box emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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