協議

きょうぎ · kyougi · JLPT N3 · noun

conference

🤝 協議 = cooperate (協) + debate (議): working something out together

協 has ten (十) next to three strengths (力), many forces joined. 議 has speech (言) next to righteousness (義), talking about what is right. So kyougi is joint talks, as in 協議会, a council.

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