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樽俎 (そんそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

樽そん俎そ

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Meanings

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noun

banquet; feast; drinking party

Archaic literary term for a formal eating and drinking party. Not used in everyday speech; appears in classical texts or elevated writing.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「樽そん俎その間ま」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
The expression 'among the barrels and chopping boards' (meaning a banquet setting) appears in old documents.

Kanji

樽barrel, cask, keg
俎altar of sacrifice, chopping board

Similar words

宴えん会かい
Modern standard word for a banquet or party. 樽俎 is an archaic literary equivalent.
酒しゅ宴えん
A drinking party or feast, still used in formal contexts. 樽俎 carries a more classical, banquet-hall nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 樽 (barrel, cask) and 俎 (chopping board, altar), both associated with food and drink preparation. The combination came to mean a formal banquet setting in classical Chinese and was adopted into literary Japanese.