No. 344 in Japanese
協議
The Japanese word "協議" means "discussion" or "consultation."
In a sentence
新しいルールの適用について専門家たちが協議をした。
The experts discussed the implementation of new rules.
The word 協議 is used here to mean 'discussion' or 'deliberation' in a formal context, referring to experts engaging in a professional dialogue.
次の会議でその問題について協議される予定です。
The issue is scheduled to be deliberated over in the next meeting.
協議 is used passively to indicate that a discussion on a specific issue is planned for an upcoming context.
協議の結果、計画が修正されました。
As a result of the discussion, the plan was revised.
Here, 協議 emphasizes the outcome or results of a formal deliberation or meeting process.
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