Word

膳

ぜん
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Noun

    small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)

  2. Noun

    meal; food; serving

  3. Counter

    counter for bowlfuls of rice

  4. Counter

    counter for pairs of chopsticks

In Spanish

  1. mesa (para comer)

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 旅館りょかんは、上あげ膳据ぜんすえ膳ぜんがうれしいね。

    At a Japanese-style inn, they take care of your every need, so you don't have to lift a finger.

    Tatoeba #78195(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女は膳の上のものを酔った手つきで掴み散らしました。

    She threw away everything that was on the small dining table in a drunken hand gesture.

    Tatoeba #663809(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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