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
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