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bonenkai

bonenkai noun: a Japanese drinking party held at the end of the year, generally among groups of co-workers or friends, to forget the woes and troubles of the past year and look to the future.

Noun

bonenkai (plural bonenkai)

  1. A Japanese drinking party held at the end of the year, generally among groups of co-workers or friends, to forget the woes and troubles of the past year and look to the future.

Forms of bonenkai

pluralbonenkai

Origin of bonenkai

From Japanese 忘年会, literally "forget-the-year gathering".

Questions about bonenkai

What does bonenkai mean?
Bonenkai means a Japanese drinking party held at the end of the year, generally among groups of co-workers or friends, to forget the woes and troubles of the past year and look to the future.
What part of speech is bonenkai?
Bonenkai is a noun.
What is the plural of bonenkai?
The plural of bonenkai is bonenkai.

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