学会|がっかいgakkai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounlearned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
    盛田もりた教授きょうじゅは化学かがく学会がっかいで司会しかいを務つとめた。↗
    Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedアカデミーNeutralNeutral katakana loanword for 'academy'; used largely as in English for academic institutions and honorary societies, while the 'academic meeting' sense is covered by 学会.

Choose 学会 for scholarly societies and academic meetings; use アカデミー, the loanword for 'academy,' when a Western-style academy or similar institution is meant.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 同おなじ学問がくもん分野ぶんやの学者がくしゃが学術がくじゅつ研究けんきゅうの促進そくしんや連絡れんらくなどを目的もくてきとして組織そしきした団体だんたいやその会かい。
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