酒 席(しゅせき)

しゅせき

noun

drinking party; banquet; drinking occasion

1. drinking party; banquet; occasion where alcohol is served

A gathering or event where alcoholic drinks are served, ranging from formal banquets to casual drinking parties. A somewhat formal term.

酒席(しゅせき)でのマナーを守(まも)る。

To observe proper manners at a drinking party.

酒席(しゅせき)で失言(しつげん)してしまった。

I made an unfortunate remark at the drinking party.

仕事(しごと)の付(つ)き合(あ)いで酒席(しゅせき)に出(で)ることが多(おお)いが、最近(さいきん)は断(ことわ)るようにしている。

I often attend drinking parties for work-related socializing, but lately I've been declining.

Composed of 酒(しゅ) (alcohol) + 席(せき) (seat/occasion). A formal term for a gathering where alcohol is the central element. More elevated in register than 飲(の)み会(かい).

Common collocations

酒席(しゅせき)を設(もう)ける: to arrange a drinking party
酒席(しゅせき)での振(ふ)る舞(ま)い: behavior at a drinking gathering
酒席(しゅせき)に招(まね)かれる: to be invited to a drinking party
酒席(しゅせき)で盛(も)り上(あ)がる: to liven up at a banquet

Similar words

飲(の)み会(かい): drinking party — the everyday, casual term
宴会(えんかい): banquet; party — often larger and more formal
宴席(えんせき): banquet seat/occasion — very similar, slightly more formal
懇親会(こんしんかい): social gathering — focuses on networking and socializing

Related Words

Compare: 飲(の)み会(かい) (drinking party)

Compare: 宴会(えんかい) (banquet)

Compare: 宴席(えんせき) (banquet seat/occasion)

Compare: 懇親会(こんしんかい) (social gathering)

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Added 2026.4.4 5:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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