膳 (ぜん)small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal
- small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- meal; food; servingnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- counter for bowlfuls of ricecounter
- counter for pairs of chopstickscounter
Kanji in 膳
Words that share its kanji
- お膳おぜんfour-legged tray for festive food
- お膳立ておぜんだてsetting the table; laying the table
- ご膳ごぜんmeal
- 一の膳いちのぜん1st course at a banquet
- 一膳いちぜんbowl (of rice)
- 一膳飯いちぜんめしbowl of rice; single serving of rice
- 一膳飯屋いちぜんめしやsimple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
- 上げ膳あげぜんplacing a meal in front of one
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