Translation guide
A casual gathering or event where people meet, often organized online or informally.
Referring to an informal social gathering, often organized through a website or app.
Short for 'offline meeting', commonly used for real-life gatherings of online communities.
来週のオフ会に参加しますか？
Are you going to the meetup next week?
A social gathering for networking or exchanging ideas, often used in professional or hobby contexts.
A general term for a gathering or get-together, can be used for any informal meeting.
Direct loanword from English, used mainly for events branded as 'meetups' or in tech/startup scenes.
テック系のミートアップに顔を出した。
I dropped by a tech meetup.
A planned meeting between two or more people, often for a specific purpose.
The English verb 'meet up' is often translated as 会う (au) or 集まる (atsumaru), but the noun 'meetup' as an event is best expressed with オフ会 or 交流会. Using ミートアップ is understood but sounds like a borrowed term.
趣味の交流会で新しい友達ができました。
I made new friends at a hobby meetup.
今度の集まりはどこでやるの？
Where's the meetup going to be?
A prearranged meeting, typically at a specific time and place. Commonly used for casual meetups with friends.
駅前で待ち合わせしよう。
Let's meet up in front of the station.
Literally 'promise to meet', used when you have plans to meet someone.
明日、友達と会う約束がある。
I have a meetup with a friend tomorrow.