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膳

small low table
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingゼン、セン
Kun readingかしわ、すす.める、そな.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. small low table
    でも、お箸、一膳しかないの。どうしよう・・・。But there's only one pair of chopsticks. What shall we do?tatoeba
    旅館は、上げ膳据え膳がうれしいね。At a Japanese-style inn, they take care of your every need, so you don't have to lift a finger.tatoeba
  2. tray
  3. dining trayRtK
  1. small dining table (usu. for a single person)
  2. serving tray (with legs)
  3. meal
  4. food
  5. serving

Homonyms

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Same reading (ぜん)
前 · last (i.e. immediately preceding)善 · good全 · all禅 · dhyana (profound meditation)

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · virtuous · sheep (羊) · horns · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1113

Compound words

お膳おぜん
four-legged tray for festive food
一膳いちぜん
bowl (of rice)
陰膳かげぜん
tray for absent one
据膳すえぜん
meal set before one
本膳ほんぜん
main course (of a formal meal)
一の膳いちのぜん
1st course at a banquet
会席膳かいせきぜん
elaborate dinner tray
据え膳すえぜん
meal set before one
二の膳にのぜん
side dish
一膳飯屋いちぜんめしや
simple and inexpensive restaurant

Additional Examples

でも、お箸、一膳しかないの。どうしよう・・・。
But there's only one pair of chopsticks. What shall we do?tatoeba
旅館は、上げ膳据え膳がうれしいね。
At a Japanese-style inn, they take care of your every need, so you don't have to lift a finger.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 膳

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