披露宴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
披	露	宴
ひ Grade: S	ろう Grade: S	えん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 披露 (“announcement”) +‎ 宴 (“feast”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひろーえん [hìróꜜòèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

披(ひ)露(ろう)宴(えん) • (hirōen)

a banquet held to celebrate an announcement, usually a wedding reception

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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