A traditional Japanese lacquered container with stacked layers, used for serving or carrying food, especially during celebrations or picnics. Also called 重箱 (じゅうばこ).
See also: 重箱
For New Year's, we pack osechi dishes into a multi-tiered food box.
I prepared a tiered food box to take to the cherry blossom viewing.
おせち料理 is the food itself, while お重 is the stacked lacquered box it is served in, not the dish.
Standard spelling using the honorific prefix お and the kanji 重 (layered).
Formal spelling with the honorific kanji 御; rarely used in modern writing.
Polite form of 重 (じゅう, 'layered'), with the honorific prefix お. The kanji 重 refers to the stacked layers of the box.