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ワークショップ (waakushoppu) Japanese meaning: workshop | Kotomora
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I plan to attend a design workshop next month.
In this workshop, you can learn while actually working with your hands.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 のワークショップを 開ひら く to hold a workshop on〈something〉
We're planning to hold a photo-editing workshop next month.
ワークショップに 参さん 加か する to take part in a workshop
Last week I took part in a cooking workshop.
ワークショップを 行おこな う to conduct/run a workshop
We ran an art workshop for local children.
Related words セミナー is often lecture-based instruction, while ワークショップ emphasizes hands-on participation and group work.
研修 is a broader term for organized training (often at a company), while ワークショップ specifically implies interactive, practical sessions.
講習会 is a more formal Japanese term for an instructional course, whereas ワークショップ is a borrowed word stressing collaborative, activity-based learning.
ワークショップ is the general word for any hands-on workshop, while クリニック in this sense implies expert coaching in a specific skill like tennis or guitar.
Etymology Loanword from English 'workshop', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.