協 会(きょうかい)

きょうかい

noun

association, society, organization

1. association, society, organization

A formal organization or association established to promote or regulate a particular activity, profession, or cause. Often appears in the names of professional bodies and industry groups.

サッカー協会(きょうかい)に登録(とうろく)した。

I registered with the football association.

日本(にほん)相撲(すもう)協会(きょうかい)が新(あたら)しいルールを発表(はっぴょう)した。

The Japan Sumo Association announced new rules.

国際(こくさい)協会(きょうかい)の代表者(だいひょうしゃ)が会議(かいぎ)に出席(しゅっせき)し、各国(かっこく)の意見(いけん)をまとめた。

Representatives of the international association attended the conference and compiled the opinions of each country.

Very commonly appears as a suffix in organization names. Not to be confused with the homophone 教会(きょうかい) (church).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

～協会(きょうかい) — ~ association (used as suffix)
協会(きょうかい)に加盟(かめい)する — to join an association
協会(きょうかい)の会員(かいいん) — member of an association
観光(かんこう)協会(きょうかい) — tourism association
国際(こくさい)協会(きょうかい) — international association

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