splendid banquet; joyous feast
Rare, formal term for a celebratory or auspicious banquet. Found mainly in literary or ceremonial contexts.
A splendid banquet was held in celebration.
Rare kanji spelling for a formal, celebratory banquet. 佳 means 'beautiful' or 'excellent', 宴 means 'banquet'.
Variant spelling using 嘉 ('auspicious', 'praiseworthy') instead of 佳. Equally rare.
Compound of 佳 (beautiful, excellent) or 嘉 (auspicious) and 宴 (banquet). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with celebratory feasts.