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晩餐会 (bansankai) Japanese meaning: banquet | Kotomora

晩ばん餐さん会かい

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Meanings

1

banquet; dinner party

A formal evening meal event, often hosted by an organization or for a special occasion. More formal than 夕食会 or 食事会.

大たい使し館かんで晩ばん餐さん会かいが開ひらかれ

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A banquet was held at the embassy.

彼かれは晩ばん餐さん会かいに招しょう待たいされた。

He was invited to a dinner party.

Kanji

晩nightfall, night
餐eat, drink, swallow
会meeting, meet, party

Related words

饗きょう宴えん
晩餐会 specifically means a formal dinner party, while 饗宴 more broadly emphasizes the lavish feast itself.

Built from

晩ばん餐さん+会かい

Written forms

晩ばん餐さん会かい
Standard kanji spelling for a formal evening banquet or dinner party.
晩ばんさん会かい
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 餐 is a non-jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 晩 (ばん, 'evening'), 餐 (さん, 'meal, eating'), and 会 (かい, 'gathering'). 餐 is a relatively rare kanji meaning 'to eat' or 'meal', giving the word a formal, literary tone.