Kanji

催

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

もようす, もよおす

Nanori (Name Reading)

とき

Common Readings

サイ, もよお…す

Example sentences

開催 かいさい
来月、この会場で国際会議が開催される予定です。

An international conference is scheduled to be held at this venue next month.

大会 たいかい
来週、全国大会が開催される。

A national tournament will be held next week.

主催 しゅさい
この大会は市が主催している。

This tournament is hosted by the city.

催促 さいそく
家賃の支払いを催促する電話がかかってきた。

I received a call demanding payment of the rent.

催す もよおす
卒業生を送るためのパーティーを催した。

A party was held to see off the graduates.

祝宴 しゅくえん
新郎新婦の門出を祝うために、盛大な祝宴が催された。

A grand celebratory banquet was held to celebrate the new beginning for the bride and groom.

催し もよおし
このデパートでは週末に楽しい催しがあります。

This department store has fun events on weekends.

主催者 しゅさいしゃ
イベントの主催者は、来場者に感謝の意を表した。

The event organizer expressed gratitude to the visitors.

動員 どういん
イベントの主催者は多くのボランティアを動員した。

The event organizers mobilized many volunteers.

Example Vocabulary

開催

かいさい

holding (an event); hosting; opening

主催

しゅさい

sponsorship; hosting

催促

さいそく

demand; urging; pressing

催す

もよおす

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner); to feel (an emotion, sensation)

催し

もよおし

event; gathering; function

催眠

さいみん

主催者

しゅさいしゃ

organizer; sponsor; host

催眠術

さいみんじゅつ

吐き気を催す

はきけをもよおす

催し物

もよおしもの

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