面めん会かい

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

Meanings

face-to-face meeting; visit; interview

Refers to a formal or arranged meeting in person, such as visiting someone at a hospital, prison, or office. Often used in institutional contexts.

〈人ひと〉に面めん会かいするto have a meeting/visit with someone
入にゅう院いん中ちゅうの祖そ母ぼに面めん会かいした。
I visited my grandmother, who is in the hospital.
面めん会かいを申もうし込こむto request a meeting/visit
刑けい務む所しょにいる兄あにとの面めん会かいを申もうし込こんだ。
I requested a visit with my brother, who is in prison.
面めん会かいを許きょ可かするto permit a visit/meeting
医い師しは家か族ぞくの面めん会かいを許きょ可かした。
The doctor permitted the family's visit.
面めん会かいに行いくto go for a visit/meeting
週しゅう末まつに病びょう院いんへ面めん会かいに行いくつもりだ。
I plan to go visit at the hospital this weekend.

面めん談だんN1
面談 is a face-to-face discussion or consultation, often in a business or counseling setting, while 面会 is a more general meeting or visit, often in institutional contexts like hospitals or prisons.
対たい面めんN1
対面 emphasizes the act of coming face-to-face, often for the first time or in a formal setting, while 面会 focuses on the visit itself, such as visiting a patient or inmate.
会かい見けんN1
会見 is a formal, often public meeting such as a press conference or diplomatic interview, while 面会 is a private, one-on-one visit or meeting.
訪ほう問もんN4
訪問 simply means visiting a place or person and doesn't necessarily imply face-to-face contact is granted, while 面会 specifically means being allowed to meet someone in person.

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接せっ見けん
面会 is the general word for meeting someone in person (e.g. a hospital or prison visit by family), while 接見 is reserved for formal, official, or legal meetings.
会あうN5
面会する is a formal word for visiting or meeting someone (e.g. in a hospital or office), whereas 会う is the plain, everyday verb for meeting.

面めん接せつN3
面接 specifically means a job or school interview, while 面会 is a general visit or meeting, such as at a hospital or prison; the two are easily confused because of their similar kanji.
会かい談だんN2
面会 is a face-to-face meeting, often personal or institutional (e.g., a hospital visit), while 会談 is more formal and typically used for official or diplomatic discussions.

件けんN2
Used when treating the meeting as a matter/case, but this is more common in formal or institutional contexts.
回かいN4
Used for the number of meetings/visits/occurrences.

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Compound of 面 (face) and 会 (meeting), literally 'face meeting'. The reading is on'yomi.