Party (English spelling) party

Japanese: パーティ(英語表記)party
Party (English spelling) party
The English word "party" means (1) a political party, a faction, (2) a group or group of people gathered for a certain purpose, and (3) a social gathering. In Japan, however, although there are also uses of (2) such as mountain climbing parties, it is used exclusively in the sense of (3). Some are held at turning points in the daily calendar, such as Christmas parties, wedding parties, and birthday parties, but most are held for the purpose of eating, drinking, and having fun together, completely unrelated to these. As seen in Alice in Wonderland (1865), where she is scolded for intruding on a tea party for the Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse, a party is basically something that is invited to a private occasion.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
パーティという英語には,(1)政党,党派,(2)ある目的のために集まった一行,仲間,(3)社交的な集り,などの意がある。しかし日本では,登山のパーティなど(2)の用法もあるが,もっぱら(3)の意で用いられる。それは,クリスマス・パーティ,結婚披露パーティ,誕生パーティのように生活暦の節目に催されるものもあるが,これとはまったく無関係に飲食・遊興を共にすることを目的に開かれることが多い。《不思議の国のアリス》(1865)で帽子屋と三月兎とヤマネのティー・パーティにアリスが闖入(ちんにゆう)してしかられたように,パーティは基本的には私的な場に招き招かれるものである。

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