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How to say 'Church' in Japanese | 教会

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

    word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

    Reading

    きょうかい

    kyoukai

    Kanji

    教Teach 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '教会 (きょうかい)' means 'church'. It refers to a place of worship for Christians, where religious services and ceremonies are held. This word is commonly used to describe both the physical building and the institution itself. For example: I went to the church「教会に行きました」(きょうかいにいきました). The church is beautiful「その教会は美しい」(そのきょうかいはうつくしい). It can also be used metaphorically to describe a community or congregation, as in '教会のメンバー (きょうかいのメンバー) (church members)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1935

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 教会

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    教

    Meaning

    Teach

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 教会 Through the Kanji 教

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 教 as well.

  • word

    教える

    Meaning

    Teach

  • word

    宗教

    Meaning

    Religion

  • word

    教育

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    教授

    Meaning

    Professor

  • word

    教

    Meaning

    Religion

  • word

    教師

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    教科

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    仏教

    Meaning

    Buddhism

  • word

    教室

    Meaning

    Classroom

  • word

    キリスト教

    Meaning

    Christianity

  • word

    イスラム教

    Meaning

    Islam

  • word

    教わる

    Meaning

    Learn

  • word

    教え

    Meaning

    Teaching

  • word

    教員

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    教養

    Meaning

    Culture, Education

Words Related to 教会 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

    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

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • 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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What does 'Kyoukai' (教会) mean?

'Kyoukai' means 'Church' .

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