What does 飲み会 mean?
飲み会 is a Japanese noun meaning “drinking party, get-together” in English. It is written as 飲み会 in kanji, のみかい in hiragana, and nomikai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
マックで軽く昼食をとって、スタバでコーヒーを飲んで、しゃぶしゃぶをしながら飲み会という流れだ。
A light lunch at MacD's, coffee at Starbucks, then a few drinks with shabu-shabu - that's the way it went.