シンポジウム

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

symposium; academic panel discussion

Used for a formal meeting or event where specialists give talks and discuss a theme, especially in academic, policy, or cultural contexts.

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シンポジウム

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A symposium on environmental issues will be held at the university next month.

シンポジウムで研けん究きゅう成せい果かを発はっ表ぴょうした。

I presented my research findings at the symposium.

〈事こと〉についてシンポジウムを開ひらくto hold a symposium on a topic
環かん境きょう問もん題だいについてシンポジウムを開ひらいた。
They held a symposium on environmental issues.
シンポジウムに参さん加かするto take part in a symposium
大だい学がくが主しゅ催さいするシンポジウムに参さん加かした。
I took part in a symposium hosted by the university.
シンポジウムで発はっ表ぴょうするto give a presentation at a symposium
彼かれは国こく際さいシンポジウムで研けん究きゅう結けっ果かを発はっ表ぴょうした。
He presented his research findings at an international symposium.

講こう演えん会かいN3
講演会 centers on one speaker giving a lecture, while シンポジウム involves multiple speakers presenting and discussing a shared theme.
パネルディスカッション
パネルディスカッション focuses on a panel discussing a topic together, whereas シンポジウム can also include individual presentations before discussion.
会かい議ぎN5
会議 is the general word for any meeting or conference, while シンポジウム is a specific formal event format for academic or public discussion.
シンポ
シンポジウム is the full, slightly more formal form of the same word, while シンポ is the casual clipped abbreviation used in everyday speech.

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座ざ談だん会かいN1
シンポジウム is a loanword used mainly in academic or international settings, while 座談会 is the native Japanese term and feels a bit less formal.
フォーラム
シンポジウム usually involves expert speakers presenting on a topic followed by discussion, while フォーラム is more open to general participant input.

A katakana term used in Japanese for a formal symposium; no language of origin or detailed derivation is specified.