協きょう議ぎ

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協議する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	協きょう議ぎする	協きょう議ぎしない
Polite	協きょう議ぎします	協きょう議ぎしません
Past polite	協きょう議ぎしました	協きょう議ぎしませんでした
Past	協きょう議ぎした	協きょう議ぎしなかった
Te-form	協きょう議ぎして	協きょう議ぎしないで
Desire	協きょう議ぎしたい	協きょう議ぎしたくない
Potential	協きょう議ぎできる	協きょう議ぎできない
Passive	協きょう議ぎされる	協きょう議ぎされない
Causative	協きょう議ぎさせる	協きょう議ぎさせない
Causative passive	協きょう議ぎさせられる	協きょう議ぎさせられない
Volitional	協きょう議ぎしよう
Polite volitional	協きょう議ぎしましょう
Imperative	協きょう議ぎしろ	協きょう議ぎするな
Conditional	協きょう議ぎすれば	協きょう議ぎしなければ
Tara conditional	協きょう議ぎしたら	協きょう議ぎしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

Formal discussion aimed at reaching an agreement or decision, often used in business, government, or organizational contexts.

両りょう社しゃは合がっ併ぺいについて協きょう議ぎを始はじめた。
The two companies began discussions on the merger.
新あたらしい規き則そくについて協きょう議ぎする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to consult on the new regulations.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と協きょう議ぎするto consult/negotiate with someone
労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは経けい営えい者しゃと協きょう議ぎする予よ定ていだ。
The labor union plans to hold discussions with management.
〈事こと〉について協きょう議ぎするto discuss a matter
会かい社しゃの合がっ併ぺいについて協きょう議ぎした。
They discussed the company's merger.
協きょう議ぎの結けっ果かas a result of the discussion/negotiation
協きょう議ぎの結けっ果か、両りょう者しゃは合ごう意いに達たっした。
As a result of the negotiations, both parties reached an agreement.
協きょう議ぎを重かさねるto hold repeated discussions
関かん係けい者しゃは何なん度ども協きょう議ぎを重かさねた。
The parties involved held discussions repeatedly.
協きょう議ぎに入はいるto enter into negotiations/discussions
両りょう国こくは正せい式しきな協きょう議ぎに入はいった。
The two countries entered into formal negotiations.

Kanji

協co-, cooperation
議deliberation, consultation, debate

Related words· 10

会かい議ぎN5
会議 refers to a general meeting or conference, while 協議 stresses formal deliberation aimed at reaching a decision or agreement.
話はなし合あいN3
話し合い is a casual, everyday talk between people, whereas 協議 is a formal, often official consultation or negotiation.
交こう渉しょうN2
交渉 emphasizes bargaining or negotiating over conflicting interests, while 協議 focuses on cooperative discussion to reach a joint decision.
討とう議ぎN1
討議 is a debate or discussion of ideas, often academic, while 協議 is a practical consultation aimed at settling a matter.

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合ごう議ぎN1
協議 is a broader, everyday word for consulting or deliberating together, while 合議 specifically implies a formal body reaching a joint decision.
会かい談だんN2
協議 emphasizes joint deliberation to reach a decision or agreement, whereas 会談 focuses on the act of formal talks itself, often between leaders or officials.
諮はかるN1
協議する emphasizes mutual discussion and negotiation among parties, whereas 諮る focuses on formally seeking opinions from an advisory group or committee.
相そう談だんN4
協議 is a more formal term for negotiation or deliberation, often in business or legal contexts, while 相談 is used in everyday personal or casual situations too.
評ひょう議ぎ
協議 emphasizes consultation between parties to reach agreement, while 評議 focuses on the act of weighing and discussing an issue, often within a single body.
折せっ衝しょう
協議 refers to a cooperative discussion or consultation aimed at reaching agreement, while 折衝 implies a more adversarial back-and-forth over conflicting interests.

Don't confuse with

協きょう定ていN1
協議 is the process of discussing to reach a decision, while 協定 is the formal agreement or pact that results from such discussions.
競きょう技ぎN3
競技 (きょうぎ) means a sports competition, whereas 協議 (きょうぎ), pronounced identically, means a discussion or consultation.

Word family· 21

下した協きょう議ぎ
preliminary conference; preliminary discussion
再さい協きょう議ぎ
repeated discussion; renegotiation; further talks
協きょう議ぎ会かい
conference; council; convention
協きょう議ぎ員いん
delegate; council member
協きょう議ぎ官かん
conferees; conference officials

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協きょう議ぎ所しょ
conference site; meeting place
協きょう議ぎ書しょ
memorandum of agreement; memorandum of understanding; letter of intent; heads of agreement
事じ前ぜん協きょう議ぎ
prior consultation; preliminary discussion
六ろく者しゃ協きょう議ぎ
six-party talks
再さい度ど協きょう議ぎ
renegotiation; further discussion; reopening of talks

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Etymology

Compound of 協 (cooperation) and 議 (deliberation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with formal joint discussion.