大会

• 読み: たいかい
• ローマ字: taikai
• 漢字の分解: 大 (big) + 会 (meeting) → a large gathering, tournament
• 発音: /ta.i.ka.i/

意味

Tournament or competition — a formal or informal contest, from local gaming events to major esports championships.

A versatile term used across all competitive contexts, from school sports meets to massive esports tournaments. In gaming culture, 大会 can refer to anything from an informal local bracket to a nationally televised championship. Online 大会 became widespread with the rise of fighting game communities and esports in the 2010s.

例文

1. この大会、優勝したら賞金100万円出るらしいよ。
2. 地元の格ゲー大会に初めて出てみたら楽しすぎた。
3. 来月の大会に向けて毎日練習してる。

使い方ガイド

場面: esports, gaming events, sports, school competitions

トーン: neutral, competitive

正しい言い方

• 大会に向けてしっかり準備しよう (Let's prepare thoroughly for the tournament)
• 今年の大会は例年より参加者が多い (This year's tournament has more entrants than usual)

避ける言い方

• 大会を「試合」と混同しない — 大会は複数の試合で構成されるイベント全体を指す (Don't confuse 大会 with 試合 — 大会 refers to the whole event, not a single match)

よくある間違い

• Using 大会 to mean a single match — it refers to the tournament or event as a whole, which contains multiple matches

起源と歴史

Classical Japanese compound meaning a large gathering or meeting. Adopted broadly for competitive events across sports, gaming, and esports.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional term, adopted widely in gaming and esports contexts

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Broad — sports, gaming, school

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan in every competitive context, from local school events to national esports championships.