テレビ(かいぎ)

てれびかいぎ
noun
video conference; video meeting
1. 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(かいぎ)参加(さんか)する。
To participate via video conference.
海外(かいがい)支社(ししゃ)とテレビ会議(かいぎ)(おこな)った。
We held a video conference with the overseas branch office.
リモートワークが普及(ふきゅう)してから、毎日(まいにち)のようにテレビ会議(かいぎ)(はい)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(かいぎ) (meeting, conference). This term became especially common during and after the COVID-19 pandemic as remote work became mainstream.

USAGE:

  • Used with を(おこな)う (to hold), に参加(さんか)する (to participate in), or を(ひら)く (to open/start)
  • Often shortened in casual speech or used interchangeably with newer terms like Web会議(かいぎ) or オンライン会議(かいぎ)
  • テレビ会議(かいぎ) originally implied specialized corporate systems, but now broadly covers any video meeting

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • テレビ会議(かいぎ)(おこな)う: to hold a video conference
  • テレビ会議(かいぎ)システム: video conferencing system
  • テレビ会議(かいぎ)(よう): for video conferencing
  • テレビ会議(かいぎ)()()わせ: meeting via video conference

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • Web会議(かいぎ): web conference — emphasizes internet-based meetings; the more modern term for tools like Zoom
  • オンライン会議(かいぎ): online meeting — generic term for any internet-based meeting
  • 電話(でんわ)会議(かいぎ): telephone conference, conference call — audio only, no video