まかない

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まかない – see the following entry.
賄い
[noun] boarding, meals; a person who prepares and serves food
[noun] short for 賄い料理 (makanai ryōri)
[verb] stem or continuative form of 賄う (makanau) [godan]
(This term, まかない (makanai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まかない, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まかない.)