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Kanji 催: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 催: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

Key takeaways

Kanji 催: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner). Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

sponsorhold (a meeting)give (a dinner)

On reading

サイ

Kun reading

もよう.すもよお.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 催

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 崔

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) standing in a high (崔) position to host an event or urge others to move quickly. This character is used in words like 'host' (主催) or 'hold an event' (開催), representing the act of organizing or pressing for action.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

サイ
  • 開催かいさい

    hold an event / open a meeting

  • 主催しゅさい

    organization / sponsorship

  • 催促さいそく

    request / urge / press for action

Kun reading

もよう.す
  • 催すもよおす

    to hold / to feel / to have symptoms

Commonly used words

  • 開催
    かいさい

    hold an event / open a meeting

  • 主催
    しゅさい

    organization / sponsorship

  • 催促
    さいそく

    request / urge / press for action

  • 催す
    もよおす

    to hold / to feel / to have symptoms

Example sentences

Example 1

明日、国際会議を開します。

Translation

Tomorrow, an international conference will be held.

Example 2

美術展が来週から開される。

Translation

The art exhibition will open starting next week.

Example 3

そのイベントは市が主しています。

Translation

The event is organized by the city.

Example 4

会社が主するパーティーに行く。

Translation

I will go to the party sponsored by the company.

Kanji 催: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner) | Daily Nihongo