送別会(そうべつかい)

そうべつかい
noun
farewell party; send-off party
1. farewell party; send-off party; going-away party
A gathering held to say goodbye to someone who is leaving, such as a colleague transferring to another office, a retiring employee, or a friend moving away.
送別会(そうべつかい)を開(ひら)く。
To hold a farewell party.
転勤(てんきん)する同僚(どうりょう)の送別会(そうべつかい)に出席(しゅっせき)した。
I attended the farewell party for a colleague who is transferring.
部長(ぶちょう)の送別会(そうべつかい)は金曜日(きんようび)の夜(よる)に駅前(えきまえ)の居酒屋(いざかや)で行(おこな)われる予定(よてい)だ。
The farewell party for the department head is scheduled for Friday night at the izakaya near the station.

USAGE:
Very common in Japanese workplace culture, where farewell parties are an important social ritual. Typically held at restaurants or izakaya. The opposite is 歓迎会(かんげいかい) (welcome party).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 送別会(そうべつかい)を開(ひら)く (to hold a farewell party)
  • 送別会(そうべつかい)に出(で)る (to attend a farewell party)
  • 送別会(そうべつかい)の幹事(かんじ) (organizer of a farewell party)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 歓送迎会(かんそうげいかい): combined welcome and farewell party — held when someone arrives and another departs simultaneously
  • 歓迎会(かんげいかい): welcome party — the counterpart for new arrivals
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