閉 会 式(へいかいしき)

へいかいしき

noun

closing ceremony

1. closing ceremony

A formal ceremony marking the end of an event, conference, festival, or competition. Commonly associated with the Olympics, sports events, and academic gatherings.

オリンピックの閉会式(へいかいしき)を見(み)た。

I watched the Olympic closing ceremony.

閉会式(へいかいしき)で選手(せんしゅ)たちが行進(こうしん)した。

The athletes marched during the closing ceremony.

大会(たいかい)の閉会式(へいかいしき)では、来年(らいねん)の開催地(かいさいち)が発表(はっぴょう)されるのが恒例(こうれい)となっている。

It has become customary for the host city for the following year to be announced at the closing ceremony of the competition.

A compound of 閉会(へいかい) (closing, adjournment) and 式(しき) (ceremony). Most commonly associated with the Olympics and major sporting events, but also used for academic conferences, festivals, and cultural events.

Common collocations

閉会式(へいかいしき)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend the closing ceremony
閉会式(へいかいしき)が行(おこな)われる: the closing ceremony is held
オリンピック閉会式(へいかいしき): Olympic closing ceremony
閉会式(へいかいしき)の演出(えんしゅつ): production of the closing ceremony

Similar words

開会式(かいかいしき): opening ceremony — the opposite; the ceremony at the start of an event
閉幕(へいまく): closing; final curtain — used for theater, exhibitions, and events ending
卒業式(そつぎょうしき): graduation ceremony — a specific type of closing ceremony for academic programs

Related Words

Antonym: 開会式(かいかいしき) (opening ceremony)

Compare: 閉幕(へいまく) (closing)

Compare: 卒業式(そつぎょうしき) (graduation ceremony)

Compare: 開始式(かいししき) (opening ceremony)

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