膳 （ゼン） small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs), meal, food, serving, counter for bowlfuls of rice, counter for pairs of chopsticks
膳越し （ゼンゴシ） rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks
陪膳 （バイゼン） serving food (to a nobleman), nobleman's server
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
2120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: small low table, tray
Kunyomi: かしわ すす.める そな.える
Onyomi: ゼン セン
Composition: 月 善
膳
Radical
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
肉
Examples
Onyomi Examples
膳 （ゼン） small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs), meal, food, serving, counter for bowlfuls of rice, counter for pairs of chopsticks
膳越し （ゼンゴシ） rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks