記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)

きねんしきてん
noun
commemorative ceremony; memorial ceremony
1. commemorative ceremony; memorial ceremony; anniversary event
A formal ceremony held to mark an anniversary, milestone, or significant event. Common for school anniversaries, company milestones, and national commemorations.
創立(そうりつ)50周年(しゅうねん)記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)が行(おこな)われた。
A 50th anniversary ceremony was held.
記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)には多(おお)くの来賓(らいひん)が招(まね)かれた。
Many distinguished guests were invited to the commemorative ceremony.
市(し)の設立(せつりつ)100周年(しゅうねん)記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)で、市長(しちょう)がこれまでの歩(あゆ)みを振(ふ)り返(かえ)るスピーチをした。
At the city's 100th anniversary ceremony, the mayor gave a speech looking back on its history.

USAGE:
A formal compound combining 記念(きねん) (commemoration) with 式典(しきてん) (ceremony). Typically features speeches, awards, and formal proceedings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)を開催(かいさい)する (to hold a commemorative ceremony)
  • 記念(きねん)式典(しきてん)に出席(しゅっせき)する (to attend a commemorative ceremony)
  • 創立(そうりつ)記念(きねん)式典(しきてん) (founding anniversary ceremony)
  • 開校(かいこう)記念(きねん)式典(しきてん) (school founding ceremony)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 式典(しきてん): ceremony — the general word for a formal ceremony
  • 祝賀会(しゅくがかい): celebration party — less formal than a ceremony
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