Translation guide
A container with stacked compartments for carrying food, often used for bento or traditional meals. The most common Japanese term is 重箱 (jūbako), but other words exist depending on shape and use.
A box with two or more tiers, used for serving or carrying food, especially during New Year or formal occasions.
The standard term for a traditional multi-tiered food box, often lacquered and used for osechi ryōri (New Year dishes).
おせち料理を重箱に詰める。
I pack the New Year dishes into a jūbako.
Literally 'tiered stack', can refer to any stacked food container, but less common than 重箱.
この段重は三段になっている。
This stacked food box has three tiers.
A lunch box with stacked compartments, often used for everyday meals or picnics.
Also used for tiered bento boxes, though 弁当箱 (bentōbako) is more common for single-tier lunch boxes.
重箱におにぎりとおかずを入れた。
I put rice balls and side dishes in the tiered box.
Specifically a tiered bento box, emphasizing the stacked design.
段弁当箱は持ち運びに便利だ。
A tiered bento box is convenient to carry.
A cylindrical stacked container, often used for soups or traditional meals.
A round, tiered food box with a handle, traditionally used for carrying meals, now often seen in formal settings.
料亭で提重に入った料理が出された。
At the traditional restaurant, food was served in a handled tiered box.
重箱 (jūbako) refers specifically to a stacked, multi-tiered box, often lacquered and used for special occasions. 弁当箱 (bentōbako) is a general term for any lunch box, usually single-tiered. If you want to emphasize the tiered aspect of a bento box, you can say 段弁当箱 (dan bentōbako).
重箱はお正月に使います。
Jūbako are used during New Year.
毎日、弁当箱を持って行きます。
I take a bento box every day.