Banquet - Kyoou

Japanese: 饗応 - きょうおう

〘Noun〙① To go along with someone's wishes without going against their wishes. To flatter them. Also, to treat someone without treating them inferiorly. Kyoyo. ※Okagura (early 12th century) 4 “Although it may seem that ‘it is not my intention to do so,’ I offered to entertain them at that party and we fought over it.”② To provide hospitality by preparing sake and food. To treat them to a feast. Kyoyo. ※Meiko Orai (mid-11th century?) Johhon “I have now provided _a _feast . People who are _tired _{of it} _{_{are forgotten by the flowers}} .” ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) 113 “She sparkles with the intent of entertaining the guest.”[Essay](1)In the Chinese classics, it is written as “kyoo” which means “to quickly respond to someone’s words or actions, just as a reverberation occurs in response to a voice,” and this is considered to be the original meaning.
(2) In Japan, the meaning ① was born from the original meaning, and as the emphasis shifted to "making the other person happy," the meaning ② was derived, and along with that, "hibiki" came to be written as "kyo." "Kyo" is a substitute character in modern writing.

Kyo- youkyau... [Feast]

〘Noun〙 ("Yo" is the Chinese pronunciation of "Ou" and "Ou" is the Go pronunciation) ① = Kyo-ou (feast) ①② = Kyo-ou (feast) ②※Noin's Makura (late 10th century) 92 "The manner in which the lady treated the messengers who came to bring sweet chestnuts for the grand feast with hospitality."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 相手の意にさからわないで迎合すること。へつらうこと。また、下へもおかないで扱うこと。きょうよう。※大鏡（１２Ｃ前）四「『ふさはしからずにくし』とは思はれけれど、その座にては饗応し申してとりあらそひけり」② 酒や料理をとりそろえてもてなすこと。馳走すること。きょうよう。※明衡往来（１１Ｃ中か）上本「已以無_二饗応_一。依_レ厭_レ人被_レ忘_レ花」※徒然草（1331頃）一一三「客人に饗応せんときらめきたる」[語誌](1)中国古典においては「響きが声に応じて起こるように、人の言葉や行動にすばやく反応すること」という意味で「響応」と書かれ、これが原義とされる。
(2)日本においては原義から①の意味が生じ、また、「相手を喜ばせる」という部分に重点が移った結果、②の意味が派生し、それに伴って「響」が「饗」と書かれるようになった。「供」は現代表記における代用字。