歓 送 会(かんそうかい)

かんそうかい

noun

send-off party; farewell gathering

1. send-off party; farewell gathering

A gathering held to see off someone who is departing — a transferring colleague, a graduating student, a person going abroad. Slightly more formal and celebratory in tone than 送別会(そうべつかい), emphasizing well-wishing rather than parting.

歓送会(かんそうかい)を開(ひら)く。

To hold a send-off party.

留学生(りゅうがくせい)の歓送会(かんそうかい)に招(まね)かれました。

I was invited to the send-off party for the exchange students.

来週(らいしゅう)の歓送会(かんそうかい)では、部長(ぶちょう)が挨拶(あいさつ)をすることになっている。

At next week's send-off party, the department head is scheduled to give a speech.

From 歓送(かんそう) (giving a warm send-off) + 会(かい) (gathering). Typical of workplaces and schools at the spring transfer season, and often paired with a welcome party as 歓送迎会(かんそうげいかい).

Common collocations

歓送会(かんそうかい)を開(ひら)く: to hold a send-off party
歓送会(かんそうかい)に出席(しゅっせき)する: to attend a send-off party
歓送会(かんそうかい)の幹事(かんじ): the organizer of a send-off party

Similar words

送別会(そうべつかい): farewell party — the everyday word; interchangeable in most contexts but focuses on the parting
歓迎会(かんげいかい): welcome party — the counterpart, held for new arrivals

Related Words

Related: 送別会(そうべつかい) (farewell party)

Antonym: 歓迎会(かんげいかい) (welcome party)

Related: 歓送迎会(かんそうげいかい) (combined welcome and farewell party)

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Added 2026.7.31 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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