Meaning

Primary

Meeting

Alternatives

Conference, Assembly

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

A place where people meet and do deliberation. Sounds boring, but also sounds like some kind of meeting or conference.

Reading

かいぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

会議は日本時間の午後三時からですよ。

The meeting starts at 3:00 p.m. Japan time.

え、日本では会議中に電話に出たらダメなんですか!?

What? In Japan, you are not allowed to answer the phone during a meeting!?

会議をサボって連ドラを見てるとは、何事だ!

You ditched the conference to watch a serial TV drama!? What the heck!?

Kanji Composition