すえぜん

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
据え膳

Etymology

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From () (sue, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()える (sueru).) + (ぜん) (zen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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すえぜん (suezenすゑぜん (swezen)?

  1. ready meal
    ()(ぜん)()(ぜん)
    agezen-suezen
    taking care of everything
  2. (figuratively) woman's invitation to a man
    ()(ぜん)()わぬは(おとこ)(はじ)
    suezen kuwanu wa otoko no haji
    not accepting a woman's invitations ("eating her ready meals") is a man's shame

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN