結婚式の後で盛大な披露宴が催された。

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結婚式 の 後 で 盛大な 披露宴 が 催された 。

English Translation

There was a big reception after the wedding.

Furigana

結婚式(けっこんしき)の後(のち)で盛大(せいだい)な披露宴(ひろうえん)が催(もよお)された。

Romanji

Kekkonshiki no nochi de seidaina hirōen ga moyoosareta.

Words

結婚式 (けっこんしき)

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

盛大 (せいだい)

grand; prosperous; magnificent

披露宴 (ひろうえん)

reception (wedding)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

催す (もよおす)

to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of; to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)

Kanji

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

式

Reading: シキ

Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

後

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

盛

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 も.る、 さか.る、 さか.ん

Meanings: boom, prosper, copulate

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

披

Reading: ヒ

Meanings: expose, open

露

Readings: ロ、 ロウ、 つゆ

Meanings: dew, tears, expose, Russia

宴

Readings: エン、 うたげ

Meanings: banquet, feast, party

催

Readings: サイ、 もよう.す、 もよお.す

Meanings: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)