Kanji

会

会

meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あう, あわせる, あつまる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あい, あう, かず, さだ, はる, もち

Common Readings

エ, カイ, あ…う

Example sentences

会う あう
友達に会う約束をした

I made a promise to meet a friend.

さん さん
山田さんに会う

I meet Mr./Ms. Yamada.

会話 かいわ
喫茶店で友達と楽しく会話を楽しみました。

I enjoyed a fun conversation with a friend at a cafe.

程度 ていど
彼の日本語の能力は、日常会話ができる程度だ。

His Japanese proficiency is at a level where he can have daily conversations.

出会う であう
旅先で偶然古い友人と出会った

I happened to meet an old friend while traveling.

運命 うんめい
彼と出会ったのは運命だったのかもしれない。

It might have been fate that I met him.

機会 きかい
日本へ行く機会があれば、京都を訪れたい。

If I have the opportunity to go to Japan, I want to visit Kyoto.

復讐 ふくしゅう
彼は家族の仇を討つために、長年復讐の機会をうかがっていた。

He had been watching for an opportunity for revenge for many years to avenge his family.

会社 かいしゃ
大学を卒業して、地元の会社に就職した。

After graduating from university, I got a job at a local company.

理由 りゆう
彼が会社を辞めた理由は誰にも分からない。

Nobody knows the reason why he quit the company.

Example Vocabulary

会う

あう

to meet, to see (someone), to encounter

会話

かいわ

conversation; chat

出会う

であう

to meet; to encounter

機会

きかい

opportunity; chance

会社

かいしゃ

company; corporation; business

会

かい

meeting; assembly; party; association

会場

かいじょう

venue; assembly hall; meeting place

会議

かいぎ

meeting; conference; session

教会

きょうかい

church

再会

さいかい

reunion; meeting again

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