This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

幕の内弁当

Reading

Kana: まくのうちべんとう
Romaji: makunouchibentou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

Kanji

Readings: マク、 バク、 とばり
Meanings: curtain, bunting, act of play
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself