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供応 (きょうおう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

供きょう応おう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

entertaining with food and drink; wining and dining; treating to a meal

Refers to hosting guests with generous food and drink, often in a formal or business context. Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb.

取とり引ひき先さきを料りょう亭ていで供きょう応おうした。
We entertained our business clients at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
大だい臣じんを招まね

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盛せい

大だい

に

供きょう

応おう

する

。

They will hold a grand banquet to entertain the minister.

Written forms

供きょう応おうUsage31%
Standard modern spelling using common kanji; preferred in news and general use.
饗きょう応おうUsage69%
Traditional kanji form; 饗 is not a jōyō kanji, so this spelling is less common in modern writing.

Kanji

饗banquet
応apply, answer, yes
供submit, offer, present

Similar words

もてなす
もてなす is a more general and everyday verb for 'to entertain' or 'to host', while 供応する implies a more formal, often lavish, meal-based entertainment.
接せっ待たい
接待 also means 'entertaining' or 'hospitality', but is broader and can include non-food activities. 供応 specifically emphasizes food and drink.

Etymology

Compound of 供 (offer, provide) and 応 (respond, entertain). The older form 饗応 uses 饗 (banquet), which is now often replaced by the simpler 供 in modern usage.