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Japanese symbol for “banquet”

Romaji: enkai
party; banquet; reception; feast

In Japanese, banquet is , read (enkai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

Kanji and stroke order

banquet, feast, party
on: エン
kun: うたげ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “banquet”

WordReadingMeaning
えんせき ensekibanquet; dinner party
うたげ utageparty; banquet; feast
えん enbanquet; party; feast
きょうえん kyouenfeast; banquet
ひろうえん hirouenreception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうえん kyouenfeast; banquet
えんせき ensekibanquet; dinner party
ひろうえん hirouenreception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration
しゅくえん shukuencelebratory banquet; feast
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session

See also: Chinese symbol for “banquet”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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