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How to say 'Association' in Japanese | 協会

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The Japanese word for Association is 'Kyoukai', written as 協会 in Japanese.'Association' in hiragana is きょうかい.

    word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

    Reading

    きょうかい

    kyoukai

    Kanji

    協Cooperate 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '協会 (きょうかい)' refers to an 'association' or 'society', typically an organized group of people with a common purpose or interest. It is often used in the context of professional, cultural, or social organizations. For example: She is a member of the music association「彼女は音楽協会のメンバーです」(かのじょはおんがくきょうかいのメンバーです). The association held a meeting yesterday「協会は昨日会議を開きました」(きょうかいはきのうかいぎをひらきました). This term is commonly seen in the names of organizations, such as '日本医師協会 (にほんいしきょうかい)' (Japan Medical Association).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2978

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 協会

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    協

    Meaning

    Cooperate

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 協会 Through the Kanji 協

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 協 as well.

  • word

    協力

    Meaning

    Cooperation

  • word

    協議

    Meaning

    Consultation

  • word

    協定

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    農協

    Meaning

    Agricultural cooperative

Words Related to 協会 Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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