1.
regular meeting; periodic meeting
A meeting held at regular intervals, such as weekly, monthly, or annually. Used for clubs, associations, committees, and organizations.
来週の例会は中止です。
Next week's regular meeting is cancelled.
毎月第一月曜日に例会を開いている。
We hold regular meetings on the first Monday of every month.
町内会の例会で夏祭りの準備について話し合った。
At the neighborhood association's regular meeting, we discussed preparations for the summer festival.
A compound of 例 (regular/customary) and 会 (meeting/gathering). Refers specifically to meetings that occur on a set schedule, distinguishing them from one-off or special gatherings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 例会を開く — to hold a regular meeting
- 例会に出席する — to attend a regular meeting
- 月例会 — monthly meeting
- 定例会 — regular/scheduled meeting (more formal synonym)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 定例会 — regular meeting (slightly more formal; often used in government and official contexts)
- 総会 — general meeting (a larger gathering of all members, often annual)
- 臨時会議 — extraordinary/special meeting (the opposite: a meeting called outside the regular schedule)