歓迎会(かんげいかい)

かんげいかい
noun
welcome party; reception
1. welcome party; reception; welcoming event
A party or gathering held to welcome a new member, colleague, or guest. Composed of 歓迎 (welcome) + 会 (gathering). Very common in Japanese workplace and school culture.
新入社員(しんにゅうしゃいん)の歓迎会(かんげいかい)を開(ひら)く。
We're holding a welcome party for the new employees.
歓迎会(かんげいかい)の幹事(かんじ)を任(まか)された。
I was put in charge of organizing the welcome party.
留学生(りゅうがくせい)のための歓迎会(かんげいかい)では、自己紹介(じこしょうかい)の時間(じかん)が設(もう)けられていた。
At the welcome party for exchange students, time was set aside for self-introductions.

USAGE:
歓迎会(かんげいかい) is a fixture of Japanese organizational culture. Companies, schools, and clubs regularly hold them when new members join, especially in April at the start of the fiscal and academic year. They are often combined with 送別会(そうべつかい) (farewell party) as 歓送迎会(かんそうげいかい).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歓迎会(かんげいかい)を開(ひら)く (hold a welcome party)
  • 歓迎会(かんげいかい)の幹事(かんじ) (party organizer)
  • 歓迎会(かんげいかい)に出席(しゅっせき)する (attend a welcome party)
  • 歓送迎会(かんそうげいかい) (combined welcome and farewell party)

SIMILAR WORDS:
送別会(そうべつかい) is a farewell party for someone leaving. 懇親会(こんしんかい) is a social mixer or get-together, broader than a welcome event.

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