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記念式典 (きねんしきてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

記き念ねん式しき典てん

Meanings

1

noun

memorial ceremony; commemorative ceremony

A formal event held to honor and remember a person, group, or historical event.

戦せん没ぼつ者しゃのための記き念ねん式しき典てんが開ひらかれた。
A memorial ceremony was held for the war dead.
記き念ねん式しき典てんには多おおくの来らい賓ひんが参さん列れつした。
Many guests attended the commemorative ceremony.

Kanji

記scribe, account, narrative
念wish, sense, idea
式style, ceremony, rite
典

code, ceremony, law

Similar words

記き念ねん式しき
記念式 is a shorter, slightly less formal term for a commemorative ceremony, while 記念式典 emphasizes a more elaborate, formal event.
追つい悼とう式しき
追悼式 specifically refers to a memorial service for the deceased, focusing on mourning, whereas 記念式典 can also celebrate an anniversary or achievement.

Etymology

Compound of 記念 (commemoration, memory) and 式典 (ceremony, ritual). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.