座談会|ざだんかいzadankai

1. nounsymposium; round-table discussion

• SynonymシンポジウムNeutralLoanword for a public discussion of a set topic held before an audience, on academic or social issues alike; 「座談会」 is more casual.
• Synonym円卓会議えんたくかいぎWrittenMeeting where people of any rank sit as equals around a round table to exchange views; fits diplomacy and general settings. 「座談会」 is more casual, focused on free talk.
• Related評議ひょうぎWrittenNoun for collective deliberation, as in 「評議会」; leans toward formal decision-making.
• Related協議きょうぎWrittenNoun for consultation aimed at reaching an agreement, as in 「離婚協議」.
• Related合議ごうぎWrittenNoun for collective decision-making, as in 「合議制」; leans toward legal contexts.
• RelatedコンファレンスNeutralLoanword for formal conferences and consultation meetings, e.g. academic conferences or medical case conferences; 「座談会」 is a relaxed gathering for free-flowing talk.
• Related商議しょうぎWrittenWritten word for consultation or negotiation; rare in modern usage — in everyday speech say 「協議」.
• Antonym一方的な話NeutralPhrase for one-sided talk, the opposite of the mutual exchange of 「座談会」.

Use 「座談会」 for a relaxed gathering where a few people sit and talk freely. For a public discussion before an audience pick 「シンポジウム」, for a formal conference 「コンファレンス」, for negotiation 「協議」, for equal-status discussion 「円卓会議」.

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1. 数すう人にんが集あつまりある問題もんだいについて意見いけんや感想かんそうを気楽きらくに話し合はなしあう会かい。