披ひ露ろう宴えん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

reception; banquet; celebration party

Most commonly refers to a wedding reception, but can also be used for other formal celebratory banquets.

結けっ婚こん式しきの後あと、披ひ露ろう

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After the wedding ceremony, a reception was held.

披ひ露ろう宴えんには親しん戚せきや友ゆう人じんが大おお勢ぜい集あつまった。

Many relatives and friends gathered at the reception.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が披ひ露ろう宴えんを挙あげるfor someone to hold a wedding reception
二人ふたりは都と内ないのホテルで披ひ露ろう宴えんを挙あげた。
The couple held their wedding reception at a hotel in Tokyo.
披ひ露ろう宴えんに出しゅっ席せきするto attend a reception
先せん輩ぱいの披ひ露ろう宴えんに出しゅっ席せきすることになった。
I ended up attending my senior's wedding reception.
披ひ露ろう宴えんでスピーチをするto give a speech at the reception
友ゆう人じん代だい表ひょうとして披ひ露ろう宴えんでスピーチをした。
I gave a speech at the reception as a representative of the couple's friends.

Kanji

披expose, open
露dew, tears, expose
宴banquet, feast, party

Related words

宴えん会かいN3
宴会 is a general term for any banquet or drinking party, while 披露宴 specifically denotes a formal celebratory reception, most often for a wedding.
結けっ婚こん式しきN3
披露宴 is the reception or banquet held after the ceremony, while 結婚式 refers to the ceremony itself.
レセプション
披露宴 refers specifically to a wedding reception, whereas レセプション is used for a wider range of formal gatherings, wedding-related or not.
宴えん席せき
披露宴 refers specifically to a wedding reception banquet, a common type of the more general 宴席.

Don't confuse with

結けっ婚こん式しきN3
結婚式 is the wedding ceremony itself, while 披露宴 is the reception banquet held afterward to celebrate and announce the marriage to guests.

Word family

結けっ婚こん披ひ露ろう宴えん
wedding reception banquet

Etymology

Compound of 披露 (ひろう, 'announcement, presentation') and 宴 (えん, 'banquet'). The word refers to a banquet held to formally announce or celebrate an event, most commonly a wedding.