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I posted a question a while back concerning the term moai and I am trying to
explain it others. Would it be considered a type of club?
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Is a 模合 considered to be a type of クラブ ？
I knew nothing about [模合](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%A1%E5%90%88)
because I'm not from Okinawa, but judging from the description on Wikipedia
and some other articles on the net, I think it's **not** safe to start your
explanation like "模合とはクラブの一種で…". Instead, you can say "模合とは会の一種で…" or
"模合とは互助会のようなもので…".

The main two purposes of 模合 seem to be "to help one another financially" and
"to hold drinking parties regularly". The former is the original purpose, and
the latter is often the "true" purpose today :) However, neither of the two is
associated with what people usually imagine with the word クラブ. While there are
many different types of クラブ (including sport clubs and even nightclubs), they
are generally for entertaining or socializing people via some shared interest.
A typical クラブ is not for mere casual drinking or for helping people
financially. 会 is a very broad and vague term which can refer to any type of
organization/group/gathering, so I think this is suitable to start your
explanation.
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