Word Meaning 余興

よきょう yokyou

余興 is read as よきょう (yokyou) and means performance (at a party or banquet, etc.).

Meaning

English

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)
side show
entertainment

Reading

Kana

よきょう

Romaji

yokyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 幹事,飲み会,歓迎会,送別会,新年会,忘年会,懇親会,合コン Rank 20870 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

余裕

よゆう

composure

余暇

よか

leisure

余儀ない

よぎない

unavoidable

余儀なく

よぎなく

unavoidably

余剰

よじょう

surplus

余韻

よいん

suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

余命宣告

よめいせんこく

telling a patient how long they have left to live

余沢

よたく

blessings

余剰人員

よじょうじんいん

excess personnel

余裕手

よゆうしゅ

free move (othello)

余裕を与える

よゆうをあたえる

to give someone space

余儀

よぎ

another method

Example Sentences

忘年会の余興で大喜利をやることになった。

It's been decided that the entertainment for our year-end party will be a question-with-comical-improvised-answer session.