花の宴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	宴
はな Grade: 1	えん Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Etymology

Literally “flower banquet,” i.e. a banquet under the cherry blossoms.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はなのえ​ん [hàná nó éꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠ no̞ ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

花(はな)の宴(えん) • (hana no en) 

1. a drinking and flower viewing party under the cherry blossoms
   • 1901, “Kōjō no Tsuki [Moon over the Ruined Castle]”, Bansui Doi (lyrics), Rentarō Taki (music):

     春(はる)高(かう)楼(ろう)の花(はな)の宴(えん)　めぐる盃(さかづき)かげさして

     haru kōrō no hana no en meguru sakazuki kage sashite

     On the high tower in spring at a cherry-banquet, sake cups are exchanged while a shadow is being cast.

2. a spicy-bitter 真那賀 (manaka)-class of incense and one of the sixty-one famous named incense varieties

Proper noun

花(はな)の宴(えん) • (Hana no En) 

1. the eighth chapter of The Tale of Genji