結けっ社しゃ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to an organized group formed for a common purpose, often with a formal or legal character. Common in contexts such as freedom of association (結社の自由).

憲けん法ぽうは結けっ社しゃの自じ由ゆうを保ほ障しょうしている。
The constitution guarantees freedom of association.
彼かれは新あたらしい学がく術じゅつ結けっ社しゃを設せつ立りつした。
He established a new academic society.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が結けっ社しゃを結けっ成せいするfor someone to form an association/society
彼かれらは新あたらしい政せい治じ結けっ社しゃを結けっ成せいした。
They formed a new political association.
〈人ひと〉が結けっ社しゃに加か入にゅうするfor someone to join an association/society
彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、ある秘ひ密みつ結けっ社しゃに加か入にゅうしていた。
When he was young, he joined a certain secret society.

Expressions

結けっ社しゃの自じ由ゆうfreedom of association

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
社company, firm, office

Related words

団だん体たいN3
団体 is a broad, everyday word for any group or organization, while 結社 specifically emphasizes the formal act of forming an association, often with legal or political overtones.
協きょう会かいN1
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.
組そ織しきN3
組織 is a neutral word for any organized structure or organization, while 結社 highlights the voluntary founding of a society for a shared purpose.
シンジケート
結社 emphasizes a secretive or ideological association (sometimes criminal), while シンジケート focuses on the joint business or financial purpose of the group.

Word family

政せい治じ結けっ社しゃ
political organization
秘ひ密みつ結けっ社しゃ
secret society

Etymology

Compound of 結 (けつ, 'to tie, bind') and 社 (しゃ, 'company, society'), literally meaning 'bound society'. The term has been used since the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of association and freedom of assembly.