参会|さんかいsankai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbattendance (at a meeting)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 参会する（さんかいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 参会します（さんかいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 参会しない（さんかいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 参会しません（さんかいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 参会せず・参会せぬ（さんかいせず・さんかいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 参会した（さんかいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 参会しました（さんかいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 参会しなかった（さんかいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 参会しませんでした（さんかいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 参会して（さんかいして） |
| Potential | 参会できる（さんかいできる） |
| Passive | 参会される（さんかいされる） |
| Causative | 参会させる（さんかいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 参会させられる（さんかいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 参会すれば（さんかいすれば） |
| tara | 参会したら（さんかいしたら） |
| Volitional | 参会しよう（さんかいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 参会しましょう（さんかいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 参会しろ（さんかいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym出席しゅっせきNeutralThe everyday default for attending classes, meetings and the like; far more common than 「参会」, which is restricted to meetings and gatherings and used much less.
- Synonym列席れっせきWrittenWritten/formal prose for taking one's seat at a meeting or ceremony; more solemn than 「参会」.
- Synonym参加さんかNeutralMuch broader and far more frequent: joining any activity or group, not just meetings; the everyday word where 「参会」 would sound stiff.
- Related参列さんれつNeutralAttending ceremonies and formal events, funerals above all, as in 「葬儀に参列する」; 「参会」 covers meetings, not rites.
- Related来場らいじょうNeutralComing to the venue; what organizers use to thank visitors, as in 「ご来場の皆様」 — about showing up, not joining a meeting.
- Related臨場りんじょうWrittenWritten word for being on the scene in person, as police 「臨場する」; not tied to meetings, unlike 「参会」.
- Related臨席りんせきFormalFormal, usually honorific 「ご臨席」, for a VIP's presence at a ceremony; 「参会」 is just attending a meeting or assembly.
- Related列座れつざWrittenWritten term for attending and sitting in a row; rare in modern usage.
- Related来会らいかいWrittenWritten word for coming to an assembly; rare today, with 「来場」 the usual choice.
- Related顔出しかおだしCasualColloquial for putting in a brief appearance or greeting; also used for showing one's face online — casual, unlike formal 「参会」.
- Related面出しつらだしCasualColloquial and rough: going to show one's face and say hello; even more casual than 「顔出し」.
- Antonym欠席けっせきNeutralThe everyday antonym: not attending a class or meeting, the counterpart of 「出席」.
- Antonym不参ふさんWrittenWritten, dated word for not attending a meeting or event; 「欠席」 is what people say now.
In everyday speech 「出席」 and 「参加」 cover most cases — 「出席」 for being at a class or meeting, 「参加」 for joining any activity. Use 「参列」 for ceremonies and funerals, 「ご臨席」 for a VIP's presence, and 「ご来場」 when a host thanks visitors. For a casual drop-in say 「顔出し」; 「参会」 itself is rare and limited to meetings.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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