box table; tableware box used as a personal dining table
A traditional Japanese box that stores personal tableware and doubles as a small dining tray. Historically used in households where each person had their own set.
In old houses, each person had their own box table.
I opened the box table and took out a bowl and chopsticks from inside.
Compound of 箱 (hako, 'box') and 膳 (zen, 'dining tray'). The reading はこぜん is a straightforward combination of the two components.