How to say "proceedings" in Japanese
- 手続きてつづきnounProceedings as a formal process: the steps involved in a court case or an official application. It likewise means procedure and formalities, so it fits any fixed sequence of steps.
- 議事ぎじnounProceedings of a deliberative body such as a parliament or congress: the business of the day, what is discussed and transacted there. It does not cover legal or administrative processes.
Use 「手続き」 for proceedings in the sense of a formal process, as in legal or administrative matters, and 議事 for the proceedings of a parliament or congress — the business transacted there.
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