参列

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 参列 is read as さんれつ and functions as a noun or with する for attending a formal ceremony such as a wedding, funeral, or commemoration.
• Basic usage: Mark the ceremony with に in 結婚式に参列する; an attendee is a 参列者.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Ceremonial scope
  • It is more specifically ceremonial than general 参加, which can describe taking part in many kinds of events or activities.
• Particle choice
  • Use に for the ceremony in 式典に参列する, not を参列する.