すえぜん

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])[1]
• (Tokyo) すえぜん [sùézéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝe̞zẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

すえぜん • (suezen) ^{←すゑぜん (suwezen)?}

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)え膳食(ぜんく)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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN