コミュニケーション
こみゅにけーしょん
noun
communication
1.
communication; exchange of information
the act of conveying or exchanging information, ideas, or feelings between people
コミュニケーションが大切だ。
Communication is important.
彼とはコミュニケーションが取りにくい。
It's hard to communicate with him.
チーム内のコミュニケーションを改善する必要がある。
We need to improve communication within the team.
コミュニケーション covers interpersonal communication broadly — exchanging ideas, feelings, and information. It is used in both everyday and business/academic contexts.
LOANWORD:
From English "communication."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コミュニケーションを取る (to communicate)
- コミュニケーション能力 (communication skills)
- コミュニケーション不足 (lack of communication)
- コミュニケーションを図る (to seek to communicate)
ABBREVIATIONS:
Often shortened to コミュ in casual compound words:
- コミュ力 (communication ability — slang)
- コミュ障 (communication disorder — colloquial, sometimes offensive)
USAGE:
Unlike English, the verb pairing is コミュニケーションを取る (literally "take communication"), not する.