Word Meaning

せん sen

饌 is read as せん (sen) and means food offering to the gods.

Meaning

English

  1. food offering to the gods
  2. prepared food

Reading

Kana

せん

Romaji

sen

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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まつりのひには、しんぜんにせんをそなえる。

on the festival day, a food offering is placed before the deity.

きゃくのためにせんをととのえた。

i prepared a meal for the guests.

せんがならんだたくはとてもはなやかだった。

the table lined with dishes looked very splendid.

ふるいきろくには、さけとこめをせんとしてそなえたとある。

old records say that sake and rice were offered as food offerings.

いわいのせきでせんをすすめられた。

at the celebration, i was served a meal.