社団|しゃだんshadan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncorporation; association

• Synonym協会きょうかいNeutralAn association whose members work together for a shared purpose, as in 「日本相撲協会」; 「社団」 is the legal term for a body centered on its members.
• SynonymソサイエティWrittenWritten loanword for a society or learned society, mostly seen in names; rare in everyday speech.
• Synonym結社けっしゃWrittenWritten word for a group people organize for a common aim, as in 「結社の自由」; often carries a political or religious flavor.
• Synonym団体だんたいNeutralThe most general word for a group or organization; unlike 「社団」 it is everyday vocabulary, not a legal term.
• Antonym財団ざいだんWrittenWritten term for a pool of assets combined for a purpose; with corporate status it becomes 「財団法人」 — the asset-based counterpart of member-centered 「社団」.

For a group in general say 「団体」 or 「協会」. Use 「社団」 for the legal, member-based body, as in 「一般社団法人」; asset-based bodies are 「財団」. 「結社」 and 「ソサイエティ」 are written words for formed groups and societies.

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1. 一定いっていの目的もくてきで構成員こうせいいん（社員しゃいん）が結合けつごうした団体だんたいで、当該とうがい団体だんたいの債務さいむは究極きゅうきょく的てきに社員しゃいんの個人こじん財産ざいさんを担保たんぽとする。