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.

協会(きょうかい) refers to a formally organized body that promotes, regulates, or oversees a specific field. It commonly appears as a suffix attached to the name of the field or activity.

Watch out

Not to be confused with 教会(きょうかい) (church), which uses different kanji.

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
日本(にほん)～協会(きょうかい): Japan ~ Association

Examples in use

日本(にほん)相撲(すもう)協会(きょうかい): Japan Sumo Association
日本(にほん)サッカー協会(きょうかい): Japan Football Association
国際(こくさい)交流(こうりゅう)協会(きょうかい): international exchange association

Related Words

Compare: 連盟(れんめい) (league)

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Added 2026.2.18 21:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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