集会|しゅうかいshuukai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmeeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 集会する（しゅうかいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 集会します（しゅうかいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 集会しない（しゅうかいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 集会しません（しゅうかいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 集会せず・集会せぬ（しゅうかいせず・しゅうかいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 集会した（しゅうかいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 集会しました（しゅうかいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 集会しなかった（しゅうかいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 集会しませんでした（しゅうかいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 集会して（しゅうかいして） |
| Potential | 集会できる（しゅうかいできる） |
| Passive | 集会される（しゅうかいされる） |
| Causative | 集会させる（しゅうかいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 集会させられる（しゅうかいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 集会すれば（しゅうかいすれば） |
| tara | 集会したら（しゅうかいしたら） |
| Volitional | 集会しよう（しゅうかいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 集会しましょう（しゅうかいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 集会しろ（しゅうかいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym会合かいごうNeutralGathering to meet and discuss, as in 「定例の会合」, or simply meeting up; 「集会」 stresses many people assembling for a shared purpose, as in 「全校集会」.
- Synonym集いつどいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a gathering or get-together, as in 「市民の集い」; often used as an event name and softer in tone than 「集会」.
- SynonymコンベンションNeutralLoanword for a large conference or trade show, as in 「コンベンションセンター」.
- Synonym会かいNeutralCovers gatherings and associations, as in 「会を開く」 and 「同好会」; broad in range and often a suffix.
- Synonym集合しゅうごうNeutralMeeting up or assembling at an agreed spot, as in 「駅に集合」; the focus is on converging in one place.
- Synonym大会たいかいNeutralA large-scale gathering or competition, as in 「全国大会」; the word itself signals a big event.
- Synonym集まりあつまりNeutralEveryday word for a gathering, as in 「集まりに出る」; the most casual choice, while 「集会」 is more formal.
- Related参集さんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for coming together at a place, as in 「ご参集ください」; typical of notices and invitations.
- Related会議かいぎNeutralA formal meeting to discuss an agenda, as in 「会議を開く」; the focus is on deliberation and decisions.
- Related集結しゅうけつNeutralMassing of troops or forces, as in 「兵力を集結する」.
- RelatedアセンブリNeutralLoanword that usually means an assembled unit or assembly language; its use for a gathering is rare.
- Related会同かいどうWrittenWritten/formal prose for assembling to hold a meeting; rare.
- Related協議会きょうぎかいNeutralA council or board set up to deliberate on matters; mostly seen in organization names.
- Antonym解散かいさんNeutralBreaking up a meeting; the opposite of 「集会」.
Use 「集会」 for many people assembling for a common purpose, as in 「反対集会」 or 「全校集会」. For meeting to discuss, pick 「会合」; for formal meetings 「会議」; for meeting up at a spot 「集合」; for casual get-togethers 「集まり」; for large events or tournaments 「大会」. The opposite is 「解散」.
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