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    3. 手弁当

    手弁当

    手て弁べん当とう

    preparing one's own lunch

    KMT9News #29+1NounFood & DiningWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    てべんとう

    Noun

    1.
    preparing one's own lunch, bringing one's own lunch, paying for one's own lunch
    2.
    working without pay, volunteer work

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    彼かれはいつも手て弁べん当とうを持もってくる。

    He always brings his own lunch.

    KMT5Food & DiningDaily Life
    節せつ約やくのため、毎まい日にち手て弁べん当とうを作つくって会かい社しゃに持もっていく。

    To save money, I make my own lunch every day and bring it to work.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    地ち域いきの清せい掃そう活かつ動どうには、手て弁べん当とうで参さん加かする人ひとが多おおい。

    Many people participate in local clean-up activities as volunteers.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    災さい害がい時じには、多おおくの人ひとが手て弁べん当とうでボランティア活かつ動どうに参さん加かした。

    In times of disaster, many people participated in volunteer activities without pay.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    このプロジェクトは予よ算さんがないため、全ぜん員いんが手て弁べん当とうで協きょう力りょくすることになった。

    Since this project has no budget, everyone decided to cooperate without pay.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
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