The king held a grand banquet for his vassals.
After the wedding ceremony, a grand banquet was held.
On a spring night, we enjoyed a feast under the cherry blossoms.
The villagers held a feast to celebrate the good harvest.
At the banquet, he began telling stories of the old days.
As dawn broke, the feast finally came to an end.
パーティー is a casual, modern loanword for a party, while 宴 evokes a more formal or traditional gathering.
酒宴 specifically emphasizes drinking as the main activity, whereas 宴 is broader and can include feasting or celebration in general.
祝宴 is a banquet held specifically to celebrate something, while 宴 is a more general term for any festive gathering.
宴 is a native Japanese word for a feast, often poetic or traditional in tone, whereas 饗宴 sounds more formal and Sino-Japanese.
witches' sabbath; black sabbath
Standard kanji form for the common reading うたげ.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in literary or poetic contexts.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 宴.
The kanji 宴 means 'banquet' or 'feast'. The reading うたげ is a native Japanese word, while えん is the Sino-Japanese on-reading. The exact origin of うたげ is uncertain, but it may be related to 歌 (うた, song) and 酒 (さけ, sake), suggesting a gathering with singing and drinking.