すえぜん

Japanese

Alternative spelling
据え膳

Etymology

From 据(す)え (sue, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru).”) + 膳(ぜん) (zen).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すえぜん [sùéꜜzèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) すえぜん [sùézéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨe̞zẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

すえぜん • (suezen) ^{←すゑぜん (swezen)?}

1. ready meal

   上(あ)げ膳(ぜん)据(す)え膳(ぜん)

   agezen-suezen

   taking care of everything

2. (figuratively) woman's invitation to a man

   据(す)え膳(ぜん)食(く)わぬは男(おとこ)の恥(はじ)

   suezen kuwanu wa otoko no haji

   not accepting a woman's invitations ("eating her ready meals") is a man's shame