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morning assembly; morning meeting
A brief gathering held at the start of the day in schools, workplaces, or organizations. In schools, students typically line up in the schoolyard for announcements. In companies, it is a short meeting to share information and set the day's agenda.
毎朝朝礼がある。
There's a morning assembly every day.
朝礼で校長先生が話をした。
The principal gave a talk at the morning assembly.
うちの会社では朝礼で一日の予定を確認してから仕事を始める。
At our company, we start work after confirming the day's schedule at the morning meeting.
USAGE:
朝礼 is a common practice in both Japanese schools and companies. School 朝礼 typically involves the whole school gathering in the schoolyard or gym, while workplace 朝礼 may be a brief stand-up meeting within a department.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 朝礼で話す (to speak at the morning assembly)
- 朝礼に出る (to attend the morning assembly)
- 全校朝礼 (whole-school morning assembly)
- 朝礼の時間 (morning assembly time)
RELATED WORDS:
終礼 is the end-of-day meeting or assembly, the counterpart to 朝礼.