宴
宴 — Banquet
banquet, feast, party
On’yomiエン (en)
Kun’yomiうたげ (utage)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 宴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宴 | うたげ utage | party; banquet; feast |
| 宴会 | えんかい enkai | party; banquet; reception |
| 披露宴 | ひろうえん hirouen | reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration |
| 宴席 | えんせき enseki | banquet; dinner party |
| 饗宴 | きょうえん kyouen | feast; banquet |
| 祝宴 | しゅくえん shukuen | celebratory banquet; feast |
Study notes
宴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1675 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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