noun

  1. food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table), dinner, cover (in a restaurant).
  2. cook, chef, person who prepares food.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
膳部 ぜんぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

small low table, tray
ゼン かしわ すす.める (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン よ.い よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)