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).
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.
This stacked food box has three tiers.
A lunch box with stacked compartments, often used for everyday meals or picnics.
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.
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).
Jūbako are used during New Year.
I take a bento box every day.
A tiered bento box is convenient to carry.