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集会 (しゅうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 集会する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 集しゅう 会かい する 集しゅう 会かい しない Polite 集しゅう 会かい します 集しゅう 会かい しません Past polite 集しゅう 会かい しました 集しゅう 会かい しませんでした Past 集しゅう 会かい した 集しゅう 会かい しなかった Te-form 集しゅう 会かい して 集しゅう 会かい しないで Desire 集しゅう 会かい したい 集しゅう 会かい したくない Potential 集しゅう 会かい できる 集しゅう 会かい できない Passive 集しゅう 会かい される 集しゅう 会かい されない Causative 集しゅう 会かい させる 集しゅう 会かい させない Causative passive 集しゅう 会かい させられる 集しゅう 会かい させられない Volitional 集しゅう 会かい しよう Polite volitional 集しゅう 会かい しましょう Imperative 集しゅう 会かい しろ 集しゅう 会かい するな Conditional 集しゅう 会かい すれば 集しゅう 会かい しなければ Tara conditional 集しゅう 会かい したら 集しゅう 会かい しなかったら
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あした
、
地ち
域いき
の
集しゅう
会かい
が
あり
ます
。
There is a community meeting tomorrow.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 集しゅう 会かい を 開ひら く to hold a meeting/assembly (about something)
The labor union held a protest rally.
集しゅう 会かい に 参さん 加か する to take part in a meeting/assembly
Many citizens took part in the assembly.
集しゅう 会かい を 禁きん 止し する to ban a meeting/assembly
The government banned assemblies in that area.
Kanji 集 gather, meet, congregate Related words· 10 集会 implies an organized, purposeful gathering, while 集まり is a casual, general word for any get-together.
会議 refers specifically to a formal business or committee meeting, whereas 集会 is broader and can cover social, religious, or political gatherings.
会合 is a slightly formal term for a meeting or gathering of members, close in feel to 集会 but often smaller and less public.
集会 is a more formal word for a public or political assembly, while 会 is the general, everyday term for any meeting or gathering.
Show 6 more 集会 is a general modern term for an assembly or rally, whereas 会 (え) is an old-fashioned word for a religious or festive gathering.
集会 is a broader term for a gathering or assembly of people, often informal or public, whereas 総会 is a formal, organization-wide meeting.
集会 refers to an organized gathering or rally with a purpose (like a protest or ceremony), while 集合 simply means meeting up at a set place and time.
Word family· 14 gathering place; assembly hall; auditorium
assembly room; meeting room; community room
meeting place; assembly hall
Etymology Compound of 集 (shū, 'to gather') and 会 (kai, 'meeting'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word has been used in Japanese for centuries to refer to organized gatherings.
集会 often implies a larger, more formal assembly (e.g. for a rally or ceremony), while 集い can be smaller and more intimate.
集会 stresses people gathering for a meeting or assembly, while 催し focuses on the planned occasion itself, which may or may not involve a meeting.
集会 is a general assembly or rally that can be quite small and informal, while 大会 implies a larger, more organized gathering.
不ふ 法ほう 集しゅう 会かい
evangelistic meeting; revival meeting
Show 5 more caucus; party members' meeting
whole-school assembly
mass rally
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
kickoff rally; pep rally; motivational gathering
