# 宴 — banquet

宴 means “banquet”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: エン (en). Kun'yomi: うたげ (utage). You'll see it in words such as 宴 (utage, “party; banquet”).

- Meaning: banquet
- On'yomi: エン (en)
- Kun'yomi: うたげ (utage)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 2

## How to remember 宴

Parts: 宀 roof · 日 sun; day · 女 woman

## Words with 宴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宴 | うたげ (utage) | party; banquet |

## Don't confuse it with

[案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [婚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/marriage/) · [宣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proclaim/) · [嫁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bride/)

## More in the “Society 2” set

[庶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commoner/) · [班](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/work-group/) · [俗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/common-customs/) · [宴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/banquet/) · [隷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slave/) · [蛮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/barbarian/) · [謁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/audience-with-a-ruler/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/banquet/. Last updated 2026-11-01.