Obsolete term for a ritual food offering in Shinto or ancient contexts. Not used in modern Japanese.
In old texts, 饌 refers to food offered to the gods.
prepared food
Obsolete term for prepared food in general. Replaced by modern words like 料理 or 食べ物.
The word 饌 once meant prepared food in general.
food and alcohol offering to the gods
food and drink; food and alcoholic beverages
food served on a table; table fare
offering of consecrated rice
farewell meeting; send-off
The kanji 饌 is composed of 食 (food) and 巽 (a phonetic component). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the character has been used in classical Chinese and Japanese for ritual food offerings.