How to say "briefing" in Japanese

• 訓示くんじCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbUsed for 'briefing' in the sense of a superior's formal words of instruction or direction to subordinates; it is a top-down address, so it is seldom the word for an ordinary informational briefing.
  機長きちょうは気象きしょう訓示くんじを受うける為ために気象きしょう室しつへ行いく。↗

  The captain will go to the meteorological office to get a weather briefing.
• ブリーフィング
  nounThe loanword, matching 'briefing' directly: a meeting to pass on information before a task, mission, or event; a natural choice when you want the English term as-is, though it is less common.
• 状況説明じょうきょうせつめい
  nounFits 'briefing' in the sense of explaining a situation or reporting status, as when a company or official explains what has happened; the focus is the state of affairs, not pre-task instructions.
• 説明会せつめいかい
  nounCovers 'briefing' as an event: a session held to explain something to an audience, such as a company's information session for prospective employees; here 'briefing' means the meeting itself, not the content delivered.

For a pre-task information meeting use 「ブリーフィング」, for an explanatory session or event 説明会, for explaining a situation or status 状況説明, and for a superior's formal instruction 訓示.

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• 訓示くんじinstruction
• ブリーフィングbriefing
• 状況説明じょうきょうせつめいbriefing
• 説明会せつめいかいinformation session