Japanese symbol for “conference”
協議
きょうぎ
Romaji: kyougi
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
In Japanese, conference is 協議, read きょうぎ (kyougi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conference”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 評議 | ひょうぎ hyougi | conference; discussion |
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion; talk; tête-à-tête |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 妥協 | だきょう dakyou | compromise; giving in |
| 協会 | きょうかい kyoukai | association; society; organization |
| 協定 | きょうてい kyoutei | arrangement; pact; agreement |
| 農協 | のうきょう noukyou | agricultural cooperative |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conference”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.