照しょう会かい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

照会する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal request for information, verification, or referral to a specialist. Common in business, official, and medical contexts.

Related words

問とい合あわせN3sense 1
問い合わせ is the everyday, general word for asking a question or making an inquiry, while 照会 is the more formal term used for official verification requests in business or administrative contexts.
クエリ sense 2
クエリ is the English loanword used almost exclusively for database or search requests, whereas 照会 covers both this technical sense and formal real-world inquiries.
質しつ問もんN5sense 1
質問 is a plain, general question asked in conversation or class, while 照会 specifically implies a formal request to verify or obtain information from an institution.
諮し問もん
照会 is a formal inquiry made to confirm or obtain information, while 諮問 is a formal request for an expert opinion or advice from a committee or authority.
問とい合あわせるN2
照会する is an even more bureaucratic term for checking/inquiring (often used for verifying records), while 問い合わせる is the more common word for asking for information.

Don't confuse with

紹しょう介かいN5sense 1
照会 (an inquiry to verify or obtain information) and 紹介 (an introduction of a person or thing) are pronounced identically but mean completely different things.
照しょう合ごうN1sense 1
照会 means sending a request to ask or verify information from someone else, while 照合 means checking two sets of data or documents against each other to confirm they match.