議

Discuss, Deliberate

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

議 appears in many formal words such as 会議 (meeting), 議会 (assembly), and 議論 (discussion). It's frequently seen in business Japanese.

Imagine many people using words (言) to discuss important issues around a conference table.

Onyomi: ギ (gi)

Kunyomi:

会議

かいぎ (kaigi)

Meeting

議論

ぎろん (giron)

Discussion

議会

ぎかい (gikai)

Assembly

国会議員

こっかいぎいん (kokkaigiin)

Member of parliament

午後に会議があります。

ごごにかいぎがあります。

gogo ni kaigi ga arimasu

There is a meeting this afternoon.