饗きょう宴えん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

feast; banquet

A formal, written-sounding noun for a feast or banquet, especially a grand or ceremonial meal. In everyday contexts, 宴会 is usually plainer and more common.

大たい使し館かんで歓かん迎げいの饗きょう

宴えん

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開ひら

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A welcoming banquet was held at the embassy.

物もの語がたりは王おう宮きゅうの豪ごう華かな饗きょう宴えんから始はじまる。

The story begins with a lavish feast at the royal palace.

Usage patterns

〈饗きょう宴えん〉を催もよおすto hold a banquet
王おうは諸しょ国こくの使し者しゃを招まねいて饗きょう宴えんを催もよおした。
The king held a banquet, inviting envoys from various countries.
〈饗きょう宴えん〉に招まねかれるto be invited to a banquet
彼かれは貴き族ぞくの饗きょう宴えんに招まねかれた。
He was invited to the nobleman's banquet.
〈饗きょう宴えん〉の席せきthe setting/occasion of a banquet
饗きょう宴えんの席せきで彼かれは感かん謝しゃの言こと葉ばを述のべた。
At the banquet, he expressed his thanks.

Kanji

饗banquet
宴banquet, feast, party
供submit, offer, present
享enjoy, receive, undergo

Related words

宴えん会かいN3
宴会 is the common, everyday word for a party or drinking gathering, while 饗宴 is a formal, literary term for a grand banquet.
宴うたげ
宴 is a native Japanese word for a feast, often poetic or traditional in tone, whereas 饗宴 sounds more formal and Sino-Japanese.
晩ばん餐さん会かい
晩餐会 specifically means a formal dinner party, while 饗宴 more broadly emphasizes the lavish feast itself.
祝しゅく宴

Written forms

饗きょう宴えんUsage99%
Standard attested spelling; a formal written word for a feast or banquet.
供きょう宴えんUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
享きょう宴えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 饗 is associated with entertaining guests or feasting, and 宴 with a banquet or party. The exact historical development is not specified.

えん

祝宴 is a celebratory banquet held for a specific occasion like a wedding, while 饗宴 is a more general term for a grand feast.