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Kanji Detail for 宴 - "banquet"

宴

  • Meaning

    宴 means "banquet." Also associated with to enjoy, to relax.

    1. Banquet - Feast; enjoying food and drink with guests or companions.

    2. To enjoy - To amuse oneself; to have fun.

    3. To relax - To feel at ease; to settle down.

  • Words using 宴

    • 宴会 えんかい Listen party; banquet; reception
    • 披露宴 ひろうえん Listen reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration

  • Origin of 宴

    宀, a roof, over 妟, which lends the reading en: a banquet. 宴会 is the party every Japanese office knows; 酒宴 the drinking that follows.

    How to remember it: A roof 宀 with everyone gathered beneath it and the sake out — the banquet.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 宴

    • Verified meaning: banquet
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うたげ)
    • Also carries these associations: to enjoy, to relax

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 宴

    Given names 宴(うたげ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    banquet; feast; party

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) feast; repose

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    banquet, feast; to entertain

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Peaceful; to rest. | Entertaining with food and drink.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    en(エン) エン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    utage(うたげ) うたげ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    banquet to enjoy to relax enjoyment relaxation feast celebration entertainment festivity gala gathering hospitality meal party reception revelry

Sentences including 宴

  • They held a congratulatory banquet.

  • The banquet was in full swing.

  • Tom was the life of the party.

  • She rides to the black sabbath.

  • A frenzied feasting tells of the beginning.

  • He mentioned the matter of the banquet.

  • He made a speech at the wedding feast.

  • A contented mind is a perpetual feast.

  • There was a big reception after the wedding.

  • In the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular.

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