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ぜん

nounnoun (generic)counter

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Meanings

  • small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs)
  • meal, food, serving
  • counter for bowlfuls of rice
  • counter for pairs of chopsticks

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Example sentences

ぜんはこぶのは仲居なかい仕事しごとだ。

Carrying the serving trays is the job of the inn attendant.

旅館りょかんでは一人ひとり一膳いちぜん料理りょうりされた。

At the inn, a single-person meal was served per guest.

祖母そぼ食事しょくじまえかならぜんととのえてからせきについた。

My grandmother always arranged the dining tray before sitting down to eat.

茶碗ちゃわんめし二膳にぜんよそってもらった。

I had two bowlfuls of rice served into my bowl.

漆塗うるしぬりのぜんけられた懐石料理かいせきりょうりは、まさにでもたのしむ芸術げいじゅつであった。

The kaiseki cuisine arranged on lacquered trays was truly an art to be appreciated with the eyes as well.