(はんせいかい)

はんせいかい
noun
review meeting; debriefing
business
1. review meeting; debriefing; post-mortem
A gathering held after an event or project to look back on what happened, discuss what went wrong, and draw lessons for next time.
試合(しあい)(あと)反省会(はんせいかい)(ひら)いた
We held a review meeting after the match.
イベント反省会(はんせいかい)改善点(かいぜんてん)(はな)()った
At the event debriefing, we discussed points to improve.
When the project ended, the team held a review meeting and organized the issues to apply next time.

Compound of 反省(はんせい) (reflection, self-examination) + (かい) (meeting). Despite the word's literal sense, a 反省会(はんせいかい) can be lighthearted — among friends it sometimes just means gathering for drinks to rehash an event.

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Similar words

  • ()(): celebration party (after an event) — festive, to mark completion rather than to reflect
  • 会議(かいぎ): meeting — the general word, with no reflective purpose implied