(たいかい)

たいかい
noun
tournament, convention
1. tournament, competition, meet
A large-scale sports competition or athletic event.
来月(らいげつ)、テニス大会(たいかい)()
I'm participating in a tennis tournament next month.
オリンピック大会(たいかい)4(ねん)1()(ひら)かれる
The Olympic Games are held once every four years.
My dream is to win the national tournament.
2. convention, rally, mass meeting
A large gathering of people for a specific purpose, such as a conference or assembly.
A new policy was announced at the party convention.
A thousand people gathered at the citizens' rally.
At the annual convention, members gather from across the country to give activity reports.

大会(たいかい) refers to large organized events, especially tournaments, competitions, and conventions. Combines (たい) (big) + (かい) (meeting/event).

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While most commonly used for sports competitions, 大会(たいかい) can also refer to non-athletic events like 弁論(べんろん)大会(たいかい) (speech contest) or 将棋(しょうぎ)大会(たいかい) (shogi tournament). For political or organizational assemblies, 大会(たいかい) means "convention" or "congress."

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