Meaning

Primary

Banquet

Alternative

Dinner Party

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A banquet meeting is when you meet together for a banquet (or dinner party).

Reading

えんかい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

今度の宴会の幹事をすることになりました。

I'm going to be the organizer of the next banquet.

忘年会のための宴会場を予約しなくてはいけません。

I need to reserve a banquet hall for the year-end party.

仕事の締めくくりをつけてから、宴会に参加しました。

I joined the dinner party after wrapping up my work.

宴会で嫌な奴とお酒を飲むのは、会議で議事録を記録するより退屈な仕事だ。

Drinking alcohol with someone you don’t like at a dinner party is a much more tedious task than recording the proceedings of a meeting.

Kanji Composition