議題（ぎだい、gidai）
- agenda

The Japanese word 議題 ぎだい refers to the "topic," "subject," "agenda," or "item for discussion" of a meeting, conversation, or any formal or informal gathering. It represents the central theme or the specific points that will be discussed or addressed. 議題 focuses on what is planned to be talked about or considered. It's the core essence of what the gathering is for.

⚫︎ 会議の議題 ・Translation: The agenda of the meeting. ⚫︎ 今日の議題は何ですか？ ・Translation: What is today's topic/agenda? ⚫︎ 次の議題に移りましょう。 ・Translation: Let's move on to the next item on the agenda.

You use 議題 when you're referring to the topics of discussion in a meeting, a class, a discussion, or any structured communication. It is a very common word in formal and semi-formal settings. It is useful for clarifying what the focus of the communication is. When preparing for a meeting, you would typically review the 議題 beforehand. In the meeting itself, you would refer to the 議題 to stay on track and ensure all the planned topics are addressed.

議題 is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 議題 ぎだい. The kanji 議 means "discussion" or "deliberation," and 題 means "subject" or "topic." There are no other standard ways to write this word. The okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎ テーマ (te-ma): Theme, topic. ⚫︎ 課題 (kadai): Subject, issue, task. ⚫︎ 項目 (koumoku): Item (on a list), point. ⚫︎ 話し合いのテーマ (hanashiai no te-ma): Topic for discussion.

There aren't direct antonyms for 議題 in the same way as words like "hot" and "cold." The concept doesn't really have an opposite. However, if you are not talking about a particular 議題, then you are not talking about the topic.

今日の会議の議題は、来月の販売戦略についてです。 ・Translation: Today's meeting's agenda is about next month's sales strategy. ・Explanation: This sentence clarifies the main topic of the meeting, which is the sales strategy.

議題の順番は変更できますか？ ・Translation: Can we change the order of the agenda items? ・Explanation: This sentence asks about the possibility of modifying the order of the topics.

The word 議題 comes from the combination of two kanji: 議 meaning "discussion," "deliberation," or "debate," and 題 meaning "topic," "subject," or "title." The word has been used in Japanese for quite a long time, evolving as the Japanese language and society adapted.