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余興 (よきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I performed a party piece at the year-end party.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 として 余よ 興きょう を 行おこな う to hold something as entertainment (at a party)
As entertainment at the wedding, they performed a song.
余よ 興きょう を 披ひ 露ろう する to perform a piece of entertainment (for an audience)
The new employee performed an entertainment piece at the banquet.
余よ 興きょう に 参さん 加か する to take part in the entertainment (at an event)
Everyone ended up taking part in the entertainment.
余よ 興きょう を 頼たの む to ask someone to provide the entertainment
I asked a friend to do the entertainment at the wedding.
Kanji 余 too much, myself, surplus 興 entertain, revive, retrieve Related words 出し物 is a general term for any performance or program item, while 余興 specifically refers to entertainment put on at a party or banquet.
演芸 refers to performing arts or acts (like comedy, magic, or singing) in a broader entertainment context, whereas 余興 is specifically the entertainment segment at a social gathering.
Etymology Composed of 余 (extra, remaining) and 興 (entertainment, interest), literally 'extra entertainment'. The word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to supplementary amusements at gatherings.
