Kanji · first appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary
会

会 – meeting, meet, party

6 strokesTaught in grade 2#4 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 会 means meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、エ (kai, e); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる (au, awaseru, atsumaru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiカイkai
On’yomiエe
Kun’yomiあ.うau
Kun’yomiあ.わせるawaseru
Kun’yomiあつ.まるatsumaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 二・个・厶.

Words using 会

Example sentences

彼の努力は会社の成長に貢献した。
His effort contributed to my company's growth.
父は今朝普段より遅く会社に着いた。
My father got to his workplace later than usual this morning.
この会に出席している他の代表者に直接話すのではなく、どうか議長に話して下さい。
Kindly address yourself to the chairman, not directly to other representatives at this meeting.

Kanji with the same radical

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