1.
to have a meeting; to discuss
To meet and discuss plans, schedules, or details in advance.
明日、クライアントと打ち合わせがある。
I have a meeting with the client tomorrow.
イベントの詳細について打ち合わせた。
We had a meeting about the details of the event.
来週のプレゼンに向けて、チーム全員で打ち合わせをした。
We had a meeting with the whole team in preparation for next week's presentation.
2.
to arrange; to coordinate
To coordinate timing or actions with another person.
二人は事前に打ち合わせていたようだ。
It seems the two of them had arranged things beforehand.
到着の時間を打ち合わせておこう。
Let's coordinate the arrival time in advance.
当日の役割分担を打ち合わせてから、準備に取りかかった。
After coordinating the division of roles for the day, we started preparations.
打ち合わせる is a transitive verb (他動詞) formed from 打つ (to strike) + 合わせる (to match). Originally meaning to strike things together, it now means to coordinate or meet for discussion.
ASPECT (ている):
打ち合わせている indicates a meeting is currently in progress.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [topic]について打ち合わせる — to discuss [topic]
- [person]と打ち合わせる — to have a meeting with [person]
NOUN FORM:
打ち合わせ is the extremely common noun form meaning "meeting" or "briefing" in business contexts.
- 打ち合わせがある (have a meeting)
- 打ち合わせに行く (go to a meeting)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 事前に打ち合わせる (arrange in advance)
- スケジュールを打ち合わせる (coordinate schedules)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 会議: formal meeting (larger, more structured)
- ミーティング: meeting (borrowed from English)
- 打ち合わせ: smaller, working-level discussion