ゼミzemi

1. nounseminar

• SynonymセミナーNeutralIn its university-class sense (research, presentations, discussion) it can replace 「ゼミ」; it also often means lectures or seminars for the general public.
• SynonymゼミナールWrittenThe full form of 「ゼミ」, from German; also used for training courses. More formal or written; in everyday campus talk students just say 「ゼミ」.
• Related演習えんしゅうNeutralOnly overlaps with 「ゼミ」 in the seminar sense; it mainly means practice, problem-solving and military exercises, so it cannot replace 「ゼミ」 everywhere.

In everyday speech a university seminar class is 「ゼミ」; 「セミナー」 can also mean it, plus public lectures and seminars, and the full form 「ゼミナール」 is more formal. 「演習」 mainly means practice or military exercises and matches 「ゼミ」 only in the seminar sense.

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1. 大学だいがくで、教授きょうじゅと少数しょうすうの学生がくせいが、ある専門せんもんのテーマについて一緒いっしょに学まなぶ授業じゅぎょう。