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膳

膳 — small low table, tray

On
ゼン, セン
Kun
かしわ, すすめる, そなえる
Strokes
16
School grade
8

Common words with 膳

  • 膳ぜんsmall dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)Common
  • お膳おぜんfour-legged tray for festive foodRare
  • 一膳いちぜんbowl (of rice)Rare

    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?

  • 上げ膳あげぜんplacing a meal in front of oneRare
  • 薬膳やくぜんmedicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)Rare
  • 四の膳よのぜんfourth tray (of food)Rare
  • 箱膳はこぜんtableware box also used as a personal dining table; box tableRare
  • 薬膳料理やくぜんりょうりmedicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese herbal medicine)Rare
  • 一膳飯いちぜんめしbowl of rice; single serving of riceRare
  • 膳越しぜんごしrudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chops…Rare
  • 珍膳ちんぜんuncommon and delicious mealRare
  • 和食膳わしょくぜんtray of traditional Japanese foodRare
  • 配膳はいぜんsetting a place; setting the tableRare
  • 配膳人はいぜんにんwaiterRare
  • 配膳室はいぜんしつpantryRare
  • 配膳台はいぜんだいserving table (for meals); serving standRare
  • 配膳口はいぜんぐちservice hatchRare
  • お膳立ておぜんだてsetting the table; laying the tableRare
  • 御膳ごぜんmealRare
  • 御膳そばごぜんそばhigh-quality sobaRare

With the JLPT kanji plus 膳, you can read 42 words that use 膳.

  • 膳 ぜん small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
  • お膳 おぜん four-legged tray for festive food
  • 一膳 いちぜん bowl (of rice)
  • 薬膳 やくぜん medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
  • 箱膳 はこぜん tableware box also used as a personal dining table; box table

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