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参会 (さんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

参さん会かい

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Meanings

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

attendance (at a meeting)

Formal noun and suru-verb for attending a meeting, conference, or gathering. Often used in business or official settings.

明日あしたの会かい議ぎに参さん会かいする予よ定ていです。
I plan to attend tomorrow's meeting.
参さん会かい者しゃのリストを確かく認にんして

ください

。

Please check the list of attendees.

Kanji

参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
会meeting, meet, party

Similar words

出しゅっ席せき
出席 is the general term for attendance (classes, events, meetings). 参会 is more specific to meetings and sounds slightly more formal or businesslike.
参さん加か
参加 means participation or joining an activity, while 参会 specifically means attending a meeting.

Etymology

Compound of 参 (join, attend) and 会 (meeting). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in formal Japanese to mean attending a meeting.