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盛典 (せいてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

盛せい典てん

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Meanings

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noun

grand ceremony; splendid celebration

A formal, large-scale ceremony or celebration, often used in official or literary contexts.

即そく位いの盛せい典てんが執とり行おこなわれた。
A grand enthronement ceremony was held.
創そう立りつ百ひゃく周しゅう年ねんの盛せい典てんに参さん列れつした。
I attended the grand ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the founding.

Kanji

盛boom, prosper, copulate
典code, ceremony, law

Similar words

式しき典てん
式典 is a more general term for 'ceremony' or 'ritual', while 盛典 specifically emphasizes grandeur and splendor.
祭さい典てん
祭典 refers to a 'festival' or 'festive event', often with religious or cultural connotations, whereas 盛典 is a formal, grand ceremony.

Etymology

Compound of 盛 (prosperous, grand) and 典 (ceremony, ritual). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a grand ceremonial event.