コンパ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

party; social gathering; mixer

Colloquial abbreviation of コンパニー (company). Refers to a casual social event, often among students or colleagues, such as a drinking party or a mixer.

コンパを開ひらくto hold a mixer/party
サークルの新しん入にゅう生せいのためにコンパを開ひらいた。
We held a mixer for the club's new members.
コンパに参さん加かするto attend/join a mixer
初はじめてサークルのコンパに参さん加かした。
I attended a club mixer for the first time.
〈場ば所しょ〉でコンパをするto have a mixer/party at a place
駅えき前まえの居い酒ざか屋やでコンパをした。
We had a party at a bar near the station.

飲のみ会かいN3
飲み会 is a neutral term for a drinking gathering among friends or coworkers, while コンパ specifically evokes a lively, often student-organized mixer.
パーティーN5
パーティー is the general, formal word for any kind of party, whereas コンパ is a casual, usually student-oriented social gathering.
合ごうコンN2
コンパ is a general student or social party that doesn't imply matchmaking between separate groups, whereas 合コン specifically brings men and women together for potential romance.

カンパ
カンパ means a fundraising drive or donation collected for a cause, while コンパ is an unrelated word for a casual social party; they only sound alike.

Abbreviation of コンパニー, from English 'company'. The term originally referred to a group gathering and evolved to mean a casual party or mixer.