例 会(れいかい)

れいかい

noun

regular meeting; periodic meeting

1. regular meeting; periodic meeting

A meeting held at regular intervals, such as weekly, monthly, or annually. Used for clubs, associations, committees, and organizations.

来週(らいしゅう)の例会(れいかい)は中止(ちゅうし)です。

Next week's regular meeting is cancelled.

毎月(まいつき)第一(だいいち)月曜日(げつようび)に例会(れいかい)を開(ひら)いている。

We hold regular meetings on the first Monday of every month.

町内会(ちょうないかい)の例会(れいかい)で夏祭(なつまつ)りの準備(じゅんび)について話(はな)し合(あ)った。

At the neighborhood association's regular meeting, we discussed preparations for the summer festival.

A compound of 例(れい) (regular/customary) and 会(かい) (meeting/gathering). Refers specifically to meetings that occur on a set schedule, distinguishing them from one-off or special gatherings.

Common collocations

例会(れいかい)を開(ひら)く — to hold a regular meeting
例会(れいかい)に出席(しゅっせき)する — to attend a regular meeting
月例会(げつれいかい) — monthly meeting
定例会(ていれいかい) — regular/scheduled meeting (more formal synonym)

Similar words

定例会(ていれいかい) — regular meeting (slightly more formal; often used in government and official contexts)
総会(そうかい) — general meeting (a larger gathering of all members, often annual)
臨時会議(りんじかいぎ) — extraordinary/special meeting (the opposite: a meeting called outside the regular schedule)

Related Words

Compare: 総会(そうかい) (general meeting)

Compare: 臨時会議(りんじかいぎ) (extraordinary/special meeting (the…)

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