This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ぜん
Romaji: zen
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Definitions

1

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

2

meal; food; serving

See also: 御膳
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3

counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 セン、 かしわ、 すす.める、 そな.える
Meanings: small low table, tray

Example Sentences

すっかりお膳立(ぜんだ)てができている。
➥It's all laid on.
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でも、お(はし)(いち)(ぜん)しかないの。どうしよう・・・。
➥But there's only one pair of chopsticks. What shall we do?
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旅館(りょかん)は、()(ぜん)()(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.
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これは、すでに教科書(きょうかしょ)()かれている結果(けっか)()られるようにお膳立(ぜんだ)てをするというものだった。
➥This was to arrange things so that I obtained the result already written in the textbooks.
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