大会

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 大会 is read as たいかい and is a noun for an organized tournament or competition involving multiple athletes or participants.
• Basic usage: Participating in a swimming tournament appears in 水泳大会に参加する, while a competition ending appears in 大会が終わる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An event with multiple participants
  • It often denotes the overall event containing multiple matches or stages rather than one match alone.
• Difference from 試合
  • Compared with one match between players or teams, this term usually has the broader scope of the entire event.