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The Japanese word

学会

is pronounced
gakkai | がっかい
means
scientific society, academic meeting
Examples:
盛田教授は化学学会で司会を務めた。
morita kyōju wa kagaku gakkai de shikai o tsutome ta.
Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org