ぜんざい

interjection

well done!; bravo!

Archaic interjection of praise, originally from Chinese; rarely used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ典てんでは「善ぜん哉ざい、善ぜん哉ざい」と褒ほめ称たたえる場ば面めんがある。

  In classical texts, there are scenes where someone is praised with 'Zenzai, zenzai.'

noun

zenzai; sweet red bean soup

A traditional Japanese dessert soup made with azuki beans, often served with mochi or shiratama. Usually written in kana.

• 寒さむい日ひには温あたたかいぜんざいが食たべたくなる。

  On cold days, I crave warm zenzai.