団体|だんたいdantai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungroup; party; team
   学校がっこうから団体だんたいで行いく人ひとたちもいるが、ほとんどの人ひとたちはばらばらに行いく。↗

   Some go in groups organized by their schools, but most go in twos and threes.
2. nounorganization; organisation; association; group; body; society
   人権じんけん擁護ようご団体だんたいは独裁的どくさいてきな政府せいふに圧力あつりょくをかけています。↗

   Human rights groups are putting pressure on authoritarian governments.

• Synonym社団しゃだんWrittenA formal legal term for an association formed by its members, as in 「一般社団法人」; not used alone in everyday speech.
• SynonymアソシエーションWrittenA loanword for an association formed voluntarily, seen mostly in organization names; in everyday speech say 「協会」 or 「団体」.
• Synonym協会きょうかいNeutralAn association set up and run by cooperating members, common in institution names like 「日本サッカー協会」; more specific than 「団体」.
• Synonym結社けっしゃWrittenA group formed on a long-term basis for a common purpose; seen in 「結社の自由」「秘密結社」, with legal and historical overtones.
• Synonym組織そしきNeutralA group with divided roles and structure; also means biological tissue. 「団体」 stresses the collection of people, 「組織」 the system.
• Related組合くみあいNeutralMembers contribute money and cooperate to protect shared interests, as in 「労働組合」 and 「協同組合」; narrower in type than 「団体」.
• RelatedサークルNeutralA small, casual group of people with the same hobby, like university clubs; 「団体」 is the more formal word.
• Related会かいNeutralA society or gathering formed for a purpose, as in 「同好会」; often used as a suffix, while 「団体」 is the general term.
• Antonym個人こじんNeutralOne individual person, opposed to a 「団体」 made up of many; e.g. 「個人旅行」 versus 「団体旅行」.
• Antonym単独たんどくNeutralBeing or acting alone, as in 「単独行動」; contrasts with collective action by a 「団体」.

Use 「団体」 for a group of people united by a common purpose. For a structured group with divided roles say 「組織」; for a casual hobby club, 「サークル」; for workers' or cooperative unions, 「組合」; 「協会」 is typical in institution names. 「会」 often appears as a suffix, while 「社団」「結社」「アソシエーション」 are formal or legal. Antonyms: 「個人」 and 「単独」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 集団しゅうだん。
2. 共通きょうつうの目的もくてきをもった人々ひとびとの集あつまり。
3. 非営利組織ひえいりそしき。