Vocabulary

What does 余興 (よきょう, yokyou) mean?

余興 (よきょう, yokyou) means entertainment (side act), amusement.

Quick facts
Readingよきょう
Romajiyokyou
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よきょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkyokyou

entertainment (side act), amusement

Example sentences

  • I prepared a magic trick as entertainment for the banquet.

  • I performed a song as entertainment at the wedding.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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