駅弁
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 駅 | 弁 |
| えき Grade: 3 |
べん Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | goon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 驛辨 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 駅 (eki, “station”) + 弁当 (bentō, “boxed lunch”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “sex position”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- ekiben (bento sold at railroad stations)
- (sex) ekiben; suspended congress (sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them)
- Synonym: 立位 (ritsui)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: ekiben
- → Korean: 에키벤 (ekiben)
- → Mandarin: 鐵路便當／铁路便当, 火車便當／火车便当 (huǒchē biàndāng) (partial calque)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN