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How to say 'Committee' in Japanese | 委員会

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The Japanese word for Committee is 'Iinkai', written as 委員会 in Japanese.'Committee' in hiragana is いいんかい.

    word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

    Reading

    いいんかい

    iinkai

    Kanji

    委Committee 員Member 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '委員会 (いいんかい)' refers to a 'committee', which is a group of people appointed for a specific function or task. This term is commonly used in organizational, governmental, or corporate contexts to describe a body that makes decisions or oversees certain activities. For example: The committee will meet tomorrow「委員会は明日会議を開きます」(いいんかいはあしたかいぎをひらきます). She is a member of the planning committee「彼女は計画委員会のメンバーです」(かのじょはけいかくいいんかいのメンバーです). The word is often used in formal settings and can refer to various types of committees, such as executive committees, advisory committees, or steering committees.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3645

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 委員会

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    委

    Meaning

    Committee

  • kanji

    員

    Meaning

    Member

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 委員会 Through the Kanji 委

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 委 as well.

  • word

    委員

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    委託

    Meaning

    Consignment

  • word

    委ねる

    Meaning

    Entrust

Words Related to 委員会 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

  • word

    員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    駅員

    Meaning

    Station staff

  • word

    委員

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    社員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    全員

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    議員

    Meaning

    Assembly member

  • word

    職員

    Meaning

    Staff

  • word

    一員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    公務員

    Meaning

    Civil servant

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    役員

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    店員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    教員

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • word

    満員

    Meaning

    Full, Crowded

  • word

    動員

    Meaning

    Mobilization

  • word

    定員

    Meaning

    Capacity

Words Related to 委員会 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

    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

    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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