Question

膳 かしわ、すす.める、そな.える small low table, tray 0 2120 16 130 にく・にくづき 形声 Phonetic Some people insist that the serving maids who bring in the dining trays are especially virtuous and never let any man touch their flesh.

Accepted Answer

ゼン、セン ぜ, よし 膳(ぜん): (1) small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs) (2) meal; food; serving (3) counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks S 肉: meat善: virtuous; good; goodness 肉 6 (none) dining tray The virtuous vegan will not touch this dining tray because it has had a piece of meat on it.

Kanji	膳
Onyomi	ゼン、セン
Kunyomi	かしわ、すす.める、そな.える
Nanori	ぜ, よし
English	small low table, tray
Examples	膳(ぜん): (1) small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs) (2) meal; food; serving (3) counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2120
Components	肉: meat 善: virtuous; good; goodness
Number of Strokes	16
Kanji Radical	肉
Radical Number	130
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	にく・にくづき
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	dining tray
Koohii Story 1	Some people insist that the serving maids who bring in the dining trays are especially virtuous and never let any man touch their flesh.
Koohii Story 2	The virtuous vegan will not touch this dining tray because it has had a piece of meat on it.

Tray Dining Serving Small Counter Meat Virtuous Touch