How to say "rally" in Japanese

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  • 大会たいかいJLPT N3approx.Common
    nounThe rally as an event: a large organized gathering such as a political rally, convention, or mass meeting. Use this when 'rally' means the meeting itself, not a recovery or a sporting exchange.
    彼かれか私のどちらかが大会たいかいに出席しゅっせきしなければならない。↗
    Either he or I have to attend the convention.
  • ラリーCommon
    nounThe katakana loanword. It covers the sporting senses — a long exchange of shots in tennis or table tennis — and motor rallies.
    フレッドの意見いけんがしゃくにさわったラリーは、居丈高いたけだかな態度たいどに出でた。↗
    Because he thought Fred's comment was tacky, Larry got up on his high horse.
  • 持ち直すもちなおすCommon
    godan verb, intransitive verbA verb for a decline that turns around: prices, business, or the market rally, pick up, or improve after weakening — the 'rally' of stocks or sales.
    The Tokyo Stock Exchange rallied at the end of the day.
  • 盛り返すもりかえすCommon
    godan verb, transitive verbA verb for rallying as a comeback: to fight back and regain lost ground after falling behind, as a team does in a match, or to bounce back from a slump.
    市場しじょうは盛り返もりかえしてきた。↗
    The market rallied.
  • 巻き返しまきかえしCommon
    nounA noun for the comeback sense of 'rally': a recovery in which lost ground is regained, as when a team behind in a match or a slumping market turns things around.

Use 大会 for a rally as a large public meeting, 「ラリー」 for sports and motor rallies, and 「持ち直す」, 「盛り返す」 or 「巻き返し」 for a rally in the sense of recovering or coming back after a decline.

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