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開催
かいさい
holding, hosting (an event)
Meanings
- sponsor
- hold (a meeting)
- give (a dinner)
Readings
Onyomi
- サイ
Kunyomi
- もよう.す
- もよお.す
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Useful words
02
催す
もよおす
to hold (an event), to feel, to show signs of
03
催し
もよおし
event, gathering, festivities
04
主催
しゅさい
sponsorship, hosting, organizing
05
催促
さいそく
urging, demand, reminder
06
催眠
さいみん
hypnosis, sleep
Compare Kanji
01開Meaning82%open, unfoldHolding an event often begins with opening it, so 開 fits the organizer side of 催.02会Meaning78%meeting, meetMeetings are the kind of gathering that 催 can bring into motion.03祭Meaning75%ritual, offer prayers祭 shows the lively public-event world that 催 can set in motion.04宴Meaning67%banquet, feastA banquet in 宴 is a concrete event someone might 催, even if the link is softer.05促Meaning73%stimulate, urge促 captures the prompt-into-action side of 催.06崔Component86%bluff, cliff崔 fills the right half of 催, a dense piece worth learning on its own.