Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 協きょう 会かい を 設せつ 立りつ する to establish an association
They established a new music association.
協きょう 会かい に 加か 盟めい する to join/become a member of an association
The company is a member of the industry association.
協きょう 会かい が 主しゅ 催さい する for an association to organize/host (an event)
This tournament is organized by the Japan Football Association.
協きょう 会かい の 会かい 員いん になる to become a member of an association
She became a member of the beauty association.
Related words· 10 団体 is a broad word for any group or organization, while 協会 specifically implies a formal association or society built around a shared field or purpose.
学会 is a scholarly or academic society tied to research, whereas 協会 covers a wider range of professional, industry, or public associations.
組合 refers to a union or cooperative organized around shared economic or labor interests, while 協会 is a broader term less tied to collective bargaining.
協会 is an association or society usually centered on a single profession or interest, whereas 連盟 is a federation uniting multiple existing groups.
Show 6 more Show fewer 協会 usually refers to a professional or cultural association, whereas 協同組合 is a business jointly owned and operated by its members.
協会 refers to a formal, often officially registered association or society, whereas ギルド carries a more historical or niche-community flavor.
協会 usually names a professional or trade association (like a chamber of commerce), whereas 結社 is a more general term that can also cover political or secret societies.
協会 denotes a formal, usually permanent association or society, while コンソーシアム implies a project-based, often time-limited partnership between organizations.
協会 is a single association or society, whereas 連合会 specifically denotes an umbrella body made up of several member organizations.
協会 usually names a membership-based professional or trade association, while 財団 is organized around donated assets rather than members.
Word family· 13 academic society; learned society; study group
sumo travel allowance for out-of-town tournaments
technology association; technology institute
broadcasting corporation
cultural association
Show 5 more Show fewer philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
(Japan) Weather Association
bar association
management association; management conference; management institute
shipowners' association
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Etymology Written with 協 , associated with cooperation, and 会 , associated with meeting or association. This is a useful spelling-based explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.
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