饗きょう宴えん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

feast; banquet

A formal, written-sounding noun for a feast or banquet, especially a grand or ceremonial meal. In everyday contexts, 宴会 is usually plainer and more common.

大たい使し館かんで歓かん迎げいの饗きょう宴えんが開ひらかれた。
A welcoming banquet was held at the embassy.
物もの語がたりは

王おう

宮きゅう

の

豪ごう

華か

な

饗きょう

宴えん

から

始はじ

まる

。

The story begins with a lavish feast at the royal palace.

Written forms

饗きょう宴えんUsage99%
Standard attested spelling; a formal written word for a feast or banquet.
供きょう宴えんUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
享きょう宴えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

饗banquet
宴banquet, feast, party
供submit, offer, present
享enjoy, receive, undergo

Similar words

宴えん会かい
A common everyday word for a party or drinking gathering; less grand and less literary than 饗宴.
宴うたげ
A native Japanese word for a feast or party, often poetic or traditional in tone.
晩ばん餐さん会かい
Refers specifically to a formal dinner party; 饗宴 is broader and can emphasize the feast itself.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 饗 is associated with entertaining guests or feasting, and 宴 with a banquet or party. The exact historical development is not specified.