宴・讌|うたげutage[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounparty; banquet; feast
   熱狂ねっきょうの宴えんが始はじまりを告つげる。↗

   A frenzied feasting tells of the beginning.

• Synonym宴会えんかいNeutralThe everyday word for a celebratory gathering with food and drink; far more common than 「宴」, which carries a literary, elegant flavor.
• SynonymパーティーCasualA loanword for social gatherings of many kinds; 「宴」 suggests a traditional drinking feast and sounds strongly literary.
• Synonym招宴しょうえんFormalFormal: inviting guests to a banquet, or such a banquet itself; 「宴」 does not stress the act of inviting.
• Synonym遊宴WrittenWritten and rare: a banquet given over to merrymaking and amusement; in everyday speech use 「宴会」 or 「宴」.

For ordinary banquets and drinking parties say 「宴会」; use the literary 「宴」 for elegant scenes like 「花見の宴」. Social gatherings are 「パーティー」, formal banquets with invitations 「招宴」; 「遊宴」 is rare written prose.

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1. （うたげ、エン）宴会えんかい。酒宴しゅえん。