会見|かいけんkaiken[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinterview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 会見する(かいけんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 会見します(かいけんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 会見しない(かいけんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 会見しません(かいけんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 会見せず・会見せぬ(かいけんせず・かいけんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 会見した(かいけんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 会見しました(かいけんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 会見しなかった(かいけんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 会見しませんでした(かいけんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 会見して(かいけんして) |
| Potential | 会見できる(かいけんできる) |
| Passive | 会見される(かいけんされる) |
| Causative | 会見させる(かいけんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 会見させられる(かいけんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 会見すれば(かいけんすれば) |
| tara | 会見したら(かいけんしたら) |
| Volitional | 会見しよう(かいけんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 会見しましょう(かいけんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 会見しろ(かいけんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym面会めんかいNeutralVisiting someone, often a patient or an inmate at a hospital or prison; 「会見」 is more public and formal.
- Related面談めんだんNeutralA face-to-face talk about a specific matter, e.g. a three-way meeting with parents and teachers; 「会見」 is more public and formal.
- Related面接めんせつNeutralSpecifically an interview to assess a person, typically for a job; 「会見」 is a formal meeting or press conference.
- Related会談かいだんWrittenFormal talks between two sides on set issues, e.g. a summit, common in news writing; 「会見」 centers on the meeting itself or making a statement.
- Related謁見えっけんFormalFormal term for an audience with someone of high standing, such as the emperor or a king; 「会見」 usually refers to a press conference or an official meeting.
- Related拝謁はいえつFormalFormal, humble term for having an audience with the emperor or another exalted figure; humbler than 「謁見」.
Use 「会見」 for formal meetings or press conferences, as in 「記者会見」. For summit talks say 「会談」, for consultations 「面談」, for job interviews 「面接」, for visits 「面会」, and for audiences with royalty 「謁見」 or the humbler 「拝謁」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


