集会所(しゅうかいじょ)

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

Etymology

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

Common collocations

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

• 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.