懇談

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 懇談 is read as こんだん and means an informal discussion or talk; it combines with する for the act of talking.
• Basic usage: It can describe free conversation after an event or a meeting with parents.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Talking freely after an event
  • 懇談: Participants and instructors talk freely after the ceremony. Example: 式の後、参加者と講師が自由に懇談した。
• Hearing views in a meeting
  • 懇談: Views about school life are heard at the meeting with parents. Example: 保護者との懇談で学校生活について意見を聞いた。