協議|きょうぎkyougi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 協議する（きょうぎする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 協議します（きょうぎします） |
| Negative (nai) | 協議しない（きょうぎしない） |
| polite (masen) | 協議しません（きょうぎしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 協議せず・協議せぬ（きょうぎせず・きょうぎせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 協議した（きょうぎした） |
| polite (mashita) | 協議しました（きょうぎしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 協議しなかった（きょうぎしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 協議しませんでした（きょうぎしませんでした） |
| Te form | 協議して（きょうぎして） |
| Potential | 協議できる（きょうぎできる） |
| Passive | 協議される（きょうぎされる） |
| Causative | 協議させる（きょうぎさせる） |
| Causative passive | 協議させられる（きょうぎさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 協議すれば（きょうぎすれば） |
| tara | 協議したら（きょうぎしたら） |
| Volitional | 協議しよう（きょうぎしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 協議しましょう（きょうぎしましょう） |
| Imperative | 協議しろ（きょうぎしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym会談かいだんWrittenFormal face-to-face talks, as in 「首脳会談」; 「協議」 stresses consulting on specific matters.
- Synonym交渉こうしょうNeutralNegotiations or bargaining, centered on haggling over terms; 「協議」 is about joint deliberation.
- Synonym相談そうだんNeutralConsulting someone or talking things over; common in everyday speech, while 「協議」 is more formal.
- Synonym折衝せっしょうWrittenA written word for bargaining-style negotiation, used in diplomacy and business; 「協議」 stresses consultation.
- Synonym評議ひょうぎWrittenDeliberation to reach a decision, as in 「評議員」; 「協議」 stresses consultation among the parties.
- Synonym話し合いはなしあいNeutralDiscussing or talking things over; common in everyday speech, while 「協議」 is more formal.
- SynonymネゴシエーションNeutralA loanword for negotiation, mostly in business settings; 「協議」 is the parties jointly conferring to decide.
- Synonym会商かいしょうWrittenA rare written word for holding talks; in ordinary usage people say 「協議」 or 「話し合い」 rather than this.
- Related会議かいぎNeutralRefers to the meeting as an event, the act of convening; 「協議」 centers on the content being deliberated.
- Related対話たいわNeutralDialogue, an exchange of views between two sides; 「協議」 is deliberation aimed at reaching a decision.
- Related合議ごうぎWrittenDeliberation by several people who then decide, as in 「合議制」; 「協議」 stresses the parties conferring.
- Related座談会ざだんかいNeutralA symposium or round-table discussion with casual exchange of views; 「協議」 is deliberation aimed at a decision.
- RelatedコンファレンスNeutralA loanword for a conference or seminar; 「協議」 focuses on the parties concerned working out specific matters.
- RelatedコンサルテーションNeutralA loanword for consulting experts or seeking their advice; 「協議」 is the parties deliberating together.
- Related円卓会議えんたくかいぎNeutralA round-table meeting, stressing the egalitarian discussion format; 「協議」 centers on the substance being discussed.
- Related商議しょうぎWrittenWritten and rare, for conferring or consulting; 「協議」 is the word normally used.
- RelatedグループディスカッションNeutralA loanword for group discussion, often in job interviews; 「協議」 is conferring to decide a matter.
- Antonym独断どくだんNeutralDeciding on one's own without consulting others — the opposite of the joint deliberation of 「協議」.
「協議」 is formal consultation among the parties concerned to decide a matter, as in 「協議離婚」. For negotiation or bargaining say 「交渉」; for a meeting as an event say 「会議」; for everyday discussion use 「話し合い」 or 「相談」; deciding on one's own is 「独断」. Written words such as 「会商」 and 「商議」 mean much the same but are seldom used, so 「協議」 remains the normal word for formal joint deliberation.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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