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相談する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	相そう談だんする	相そう談だんしない
Polite	相そう談だんします	相そう談だんしません
Past polite	相そう談だんしました	相そう談だんしませんでした
Past	相そう談だんした	相そう談だんしなかった
Te-form	相そう談だんして	相そう談だんしないで
Desire	相そう談だんしたい	相そう談だんしたくない
Potential	相そう談だんできる	相そう談だんできない
Passive	相そう談だんされる	相そう談だんされない
Causative	相そう談だんさせる	相そう談だんさせない
Causative passive	相そう談だんさせられる	相そう談だんさせられない
Volitional	相そう談だんしよう
Polite volitional	相そう談だんしましょう
Imperative	相そう談だんしろ	相そう談だんするな
Conditional	相そう談だんすれば	相そう談だんしなければ
Tara conditional	相そう談だんしたら	相そう談だんしなかったら

Meanings

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

consultation; discussion; asking for advice

Used when seeking someone's opinion, advice, or discussing a matter together to reach a decision. Often implies a collaborative or advisory context.

進しん路ろについて先せん生せいに相そう談だんした。
I consulted my teacher about my future path.
家か族ぞくとよく相そう談だんしてから決きめます。
I'll decide after discussing it thoroughly with my family.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に相そう談だんするto consult someone (about something)
進しん路ろについて先せん生せいに相そう談だんした。
I consulted my teacher about my future path.
〈事こと〉について相そう談だんするto discuss/consult about a matter
引ひっ越こしについて家か族ぞくと相そう談だんした。
I discussed moving with my family.
相そう談だんを受うけるto receive a request for advice or consultation
彼かの女じょはよく友ゆう人じんから相そう談だんを受うける。
She often gets asked for advice by friends.
相そう談だんを持もちかけるto bring up a matter for discussion or advice
彼かれは突とつ然ぜん、転てん職しょくの相そう談だんを持もちかけてきた。
He suddenly brought up wanting advice about changing jobs.
〈相あい手て〉と相そう談だんするto talk it over/consult with a person to decide together
旅りょ行こうの日にっ程ていは妻つまと相そう談だんして決きめた。
I decided the trip's schedule after talking it over with my wife.

Expressions

相そう談だんに乗のるgive advice; counsel; take part in a consultation
物ものは相そう談だんa wise man listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved · I've got something to ask you
できない相そう談だんimpossible request; unreasonable proposal; tall order
相そう談だんにあずかるbe consulted; be asked for advice

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
談discuss, talk

Related words· 14

話はなし合あいN3
話し合い is a general, often mutual discussion, while 相談 specifically involves seeking someone's advice or opinion on a problem.
助じょ言げんN2
助言 is the advice itself that is given, whereas 相談 is the act of consulting someone to obtain that advice.
協きょう議ぎN1
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.
打うち合あわせN3
打ち合わせ is a preparatory meeting to arrange plans or details, while 相談 focuses on seeking advice or opinions rather than just coordinating logistics.

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諮し問もん
相談 is the everyday word for discussing or asking for advice, whereas 諮問 is a formal, often official request for an expert's opinion from a committee or authority.
相そう談だんに乗のるN1
相談する focuses on the mutual act of discussing a problem together, while 相談に乗る describes specifically the advisor's role of listening and offering guidance.
カウンセリングN3
相談 is a broad, everyday word for consulting or seeking advice from anyone, while カウンセリング specifically means professional psychological counseling.
諮はかるN1
相談する is the everyday, general word for consulting or discussing something, while 諮る is formal and typically used for putting a matter before an official body for deliberation.
話はなし合あうN3
相談する often means consulting someone for advice, while 話し合う is a mutual back-and-forth discussion aimed at a joint conclusion.
談だん合ごう
相談 is the modern, neutral word for consulting or discussing something, while 談合 in this sense is a dated term for the same idea.
打うち合あわせるN2
相談する means to consult or ask for advice on a matter, while 打ち合わせる specifically means to confirm practical details or plans in advance.
面めん談だんN1
相談 emphasizes seeking advice or discussing a problem and can happen informally or by phone/email, whereas 面談 specifically means meeting in person.
コンサルティング
相談 is a native Japanese word for casual consultation or seeking advice, while コンサルティング specifically denotes professional, often paid, business consulting.
合ごう議ぎN1
相談 is a casual, everyday word for consulting someone for advice, while 合議 is a formal term for a group jointly deciding on an official matter.

Don't confuse with

質しつ問もんN5
質問 is asking a specific question to get information, while 相談 is discussing a problem to seek advice or a joint decision.
商しょう談だんN1
相談 means a casual consultation or discussion for advice, while 商談 is specifically a formal business negotiation toward a deal.
助じょ言げんN2
相談 means discussing a problem to seek input together, while 助言 refers to the actual advice given, often by one party to another.

Counted with

回かいN4
相談 is counted with 回 when referring to individual sessions or instances of consultation, as in 一回の相談.
件けんN2
For matters, cases, and incidents — requests, accidents, inquiries (お問い合わせ1件).

Word family· 20

相そう談だん役やく
advisor; counselor
相そう談だん相あい手てN2
adviser; confidant; someone to consult with
下した相そう談だん
preliminary consultation; prior discussion; arrangements
応おう相そう談だん
negotiable; subject to consultation; to be discussed
相そう談だん事ごと
matter for consultation; topic for advice

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相そう談だん会かい
consultation meeting; conference
相そう談だん室しつ
counseling room; consultation room; advisory center
相そう談だん所じょ
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
相そう談だん者しゃ
person seeking advice; inquirer; consulter; counselee; querent
要よう相そう談だん
negotiable; needs discussion; subject to consultation
人じん生せい相そう談だん
life counseling; advice service for personal problems

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Etymology

Composed of 相 (mutual) and 談 (talk, discuss). The combination conveys the idea of talking something over together.