議 — “discuss / deliberation” in Japanese

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“discuss / deliberation” in Japanese is 議, read gi (ぎ). It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 会議 (meeting).

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What does 議 mean?

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Kanji	議
Meaning	discuss / deliberation
Readings	ぎ
Grade	Grade 4 (Upper)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	会議 (meeting)

How to read 議

議 is read gi (ぎ) depending on the word.

Words with 議

会議かいぎ
議論ぎろん
緊急会議きんきゅうかいぎ
世界会議せかいかいぎ
国際会議こくさいかいぎ

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Updated: 2026-08-28