How to say "seminar" in Japanese

• セミナーCommon
  nounThe general loanword for a seminar of any kind: university classes, business training sessions, or public study events. When you mean a seminar outside a university context, this is the word to reach for.
  ８月がつ１０日にちから３１日にちまでドイツでセミナーに出席しゅっせきするために休やすみます。↗

  I'm taking a leave of absence from Aug. 10 till 31 to attend a seminar in Germany.
• ゼミJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounAn abbreviation of ゼミナール, used for the small-group seminar course a university student takes under one professor; students commonly say this for their seminar class or group.
• ゼミナールCommon
  nounThe full, unabbreviated form of ゼミ, used mainly in academic settings for a small-group university seminar course; for seminars outside the university, セミナー is the word to use.

Use 「セミナー」 for seminars in general, including business and lecture settings; 「ゼミ」 and 「ゼミナール」 refer to university seminar courses, 「ゼミ」 being the abbreviation of 「ゼミナール」.

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• セミナーseminar
• ゼミseminar
• ゼミナールseminar
• 演習えんしゅうseminar
• 研究会けんきゅうかいseminar (e.g. presentation of research)