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会席膳 (かいせきぜん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

会かい席せき膳ぜん

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Meanings

1

elaborate dinner tray

A formal tray used in traditional Japanese multi-course meals (会席料理), often with multiple small dishes arranged on a single tray.

料りょう亭ていでは、会かい席せき膳ぜんに美うつくしい料りょう理りが並ならべられて

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At the traditional restaurant, beautiful dishes were arranged on the elaborate dinner tray.

Kanji

会meeting, meet, party
席seat, mat, occasion
膳small low table, tray

Related words

会かい席せき料りょう理り
会席料理 refers to the multi-course meal itself, while 会席膳 is the physical tray on which the meal is served.

Built from

会かい席せき+膳ぜん

Etymology

Compound of 会席 (かいせき, 'meeting/banquet') and 膳 (ぜん, 'tray/table'). The term refers to the tray used in formal banquet settings.