集会所(しゅうかいじょ)

しゅうかいじょ
noun
meeting hall; assembly hall; community center
1. meeting hall; assembly hall; community center
a building or room where people gather for meetings, community events, or group activities
町内会(ちょうないかい)の集会所(しゅうかいじょ)で会議(かいぎ)がある。
There's a meeting at the neighborhood association hall.
集会所(しゅうかいじょ)を予約(よやく)して練習(れんしゅう)した。
We reserved the meeting hall and practiced.
避難所(ひなんじょ)として地域(ちいき)の集会所(しゅうかいじょ)が使(つか)われた。
The local community center was used as an evacuation shelter.

集会所(しゅうかいじょ) is a hall or building for community gatherings and meetings.

COMPOSITION:

  • 集会(しゅうかい): Meeting, assembly, gathering
  • 所(じょ): Place

COMMON USES:

  • Neighborhood association (町内会(ちょうないかい)) meetings
  • Community events and festivals
  • Local group activities
  • Emergency shelters during disasters

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 町内会(ちょうないかい)の集会所(しゅうかいじょ) (neighborhood meeting hall)
  • 地域(ちいき)の集会所(しゅうかいじょ) (local community center)
  • 集会所(しゅうかいじょ)を借(か)りる (to rent a meeting hall)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 公民館(こうみんかん) (public hall, community center)
  • 会館(かいかん) (hall, building)
  • コミュニティセンター (community center)
  • 集会室(しゅうかいしつ) (meeting room - smaller)

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, 集会所(しゅうかいじょ) are important community spaces, often used for 町内会(ちょうないかい) meetings, children's activities, and as designated evacuation points during emergencies.

REGISTER: Neutral. Common in community and local government contexts.

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Added 2026.1.21 22:22
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