膳 — meal tray
膳 means “meal tray”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ゼン (zen). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 膳 (zen, “small dining table; serving tray”).
膳
- Meaning
- meal tray
- On'yomi
- ゼン (zen)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 16
- Level
- JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 3
How to remember 膳
Sounds like 善: both read ゼン.
Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 善 virtuous
Words with 膳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膳 | ぜん zen on | small dining table; serving tray |
Don't confuse it with
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