膳
膳·meal tray, meal, counter for bowls of rice
- On-yomi
- ゼン
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お膳 | おぜん | a meal tray, a served meal |
| 配膳 | はいぜん | serving a meal, setting out dishes |
| 食膳 | しょくぜん | the dining table, a served meal |
| 膳立て | ぜんだて | setting the table; making arrangements |
Example sentences
旅館ではお膳が部屋に運ばれてきた。
りょかんではおぜんがへやにはこばれてきた。
At the inn the meal trays were brought to our room.
病院では決まった時間に配膳される。
びょういんではきまったじかんにはいぜんされる。
In the hospital meals are served at fixed times.
お膳立ては済んでいるので、あとは決めるだけだ。
おぜんだてはすんでいるので、あとはきめるだけだ。
The groundwork is all laid; all that's left is to decide.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 配膳 as はいぜんし or はいざん — it is はいぜん
- お膳立てする means to prepare the ground for something, not literally to lay a table
Memory aid
Picture it
The flesh/meat radical 月 beside 善 (good): good food set out — a tray of dishes ready to eat.
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