陰かげ膳ぜん

noun

tray for an absent person

A traditional Japanese custom: a meal tray set out for a family member who is absent, often due to travel, illness, or death, as a symbolic gesture of care or remembrance.

• 祖そ母ぼは、遠とおくにいる孫まごのために陰かげ膳ぜんを用よう意いした。

  Grandmother prepared a tray for her absent grandchild who was far away.