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壮行 (そうこう, soukou) Japanese meaning: send-off | Kotomora
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A send-off party was held for the team of athletes.
Give words of encouragement for the send-off.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 のために 壮そう 行こう 会かい を 開ひら く to hold a send-off party for someone
We held a send-off party for our junior who is going to study abroad.
壮そう 行こう 会かい で 挨あい 拶さつ する to give a speech at a send-off party
The coach gave a speech to the players at the send-off party.
壮そう 行こう 試じ 合あい を 行おこな う to hold a farewell match (before a major competition)
The national team played a farewell match before departing.
Kanji 壮 robust, manhood, prosperity 行 going, journey, carry out Related words 送別 is a general word for a farewell or parting, while 壮行 specifically implies a rousing send-off that encourages someone facing a challenge.
見送り is the everyday act of seeing someone off (e.g. at a station), whereas 壮行 is a more formal, ceremonial send-off with encouragement for an endeavor.
Word family farewell party; send-off party · motivational rally; pep rally
pep rally; send-off ceremony
send-off game; farewell match
Written forms 壮そう 行こう Usage 16%
Standard kanji spelling; used in compounds like 壮行会 (send-off party).
そうこう Usage 84%
Etymology Compound of 壮 (vigorous, grand) and 行 (going, journey), literally 'grand departure'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a spirited send-off.
