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発会 (はっかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
opening meeting ; first meeting ; inaugural session
Refers to the formal opening or inaugural meeting of an organization, conference, or market. Often used in business, political, or ceremonial contexts. Can be used as a suru-verb (発会する).
来らい
月げつ
発はっ
会かい
する
予よ
定てい
だ
。
The committee is scheduled to hold its first meeting next month.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 開かい 会かい 開会 is a more general term for opening a meeting or session, while 発会 specifically implies the first or inaugural meeting of a new entity or period.
閉へい 会かい 閉会 means closing a meeting, the opposite of opening. 発会 does not have a direct antonym, but 閉会 is used for the closing of a session.
Etymology Compound of 発 (はつ, 'start, depart') and 会 (かい, 'meeting'). The reading はっかい results from the assimilation of はつ + かい.
