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video conference; video meeting
A meeting conducted remotely using video and audio technology, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear each other.
テレビ会議で参加する。
To participate via video conference.
海外の支社とテレビ会議を行った。
We held a video conference with the overseas branch office.
リモートワークが普及してから、毎日のようにテレビ会議が入るようになった。
Since remote work became widespread, I've ended up having video conferences almost every day.
A compound of テレビ (television/video) and 会議 (meeting, conference). This term became especially common during and after the COVID-19 pandemic as remote work became mainstream.
USAGE:
- Used with を行う (to hold), に参加する (to participate in), or を開く (to open/start)
- Often shortened in casual speech or used interchangeably with newer terms like Web会議 or オンライン会議
- テレビ会議 originally implied specialized corporate systems, but now broadly covers any video meeting
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- テレビ会議を行う: to hold a video conference
- テレビ会議システム: video conferencing system
- テレビ会議用: for video conferencing
- テレビ会議で打ち合わせ: meeting via video conference
SIMILAR WORDS:
- Web会議: web conference — emphasizes internet-based meetings; the more modern term for tools like Zoom
- オンライン会議: online meeting — generic term for any internet-based meeting
- 電話会議: telephone conference, conference call — audio only, no video