打ち合わせ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 打ち合わせ is read as うちあわせ and is a noun for a consultation or preliminary meeting held to coordinate a schedule, roles, or procedures.
• Basic usage: Consulting the person in charge about a schedule appears in 担当者と日程について打ち合わせをする, while confirming roles before a performance appears in 公演前の打ち合わせで役割を確認する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Coordinating details beforehand
  • Its central purpose is for the people involved to confirm and adjust practical details before an event or task begins.
• Difference from 会議
  • Unlike the broad word for a formal meeting discussing various agenda items, this term focuses on coordinating concrete details before work.