饗
banquet
Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- う.ける
- もてな.す
Nanori
- あい
- あえ
Meaning
饗 centers on a formal feast or banquet, where food and drink are offered to guests in a celebratory or ceremonial setting.
Most common words using 饗
- 饗宴きょうえん
feast; banquet
- 饗きょう
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
- 饗応きょうおう
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
- 大饗たいきょう
large banquet
- 早苗饗さなぶり
celebration for the end of rice planting; festival held when all rice has been planted
- 饗すきょうす
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
- 饗するきょうする
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
- 饗宴きょうえん
Symposium (book by Plato)
- 饗設けあるじもうけ
entertaining someone as one's guest
Study
Etymology
饗 combines 鄉 (village, direction) with 食 (food/eat), suggesting a communal meal or feast offered in a village setting. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination fits the banquet meaning.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 鄉 looks like a gathering place, and the bottom 食 is food. Picture a village feast where everyone comes together to eat: that's a banquet.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, imagine a grand banquet in Kyoto (京都, きょうと): the city name cues キョウ, and the feast fits the elegant setting.