JLPT N1 · Verb

催す (moyoosu)

催す (もよおす, moyoosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: もよおす
Romaji: moyoosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼は大々的にパーティーを催した。

He gave a party on a large scale.

Tatoeba #102378

彼は勉強を始めるとどうして眠気を催すのだろうか。

Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?

Tatoeba #100117

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 催す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	催す	もよおす moyoosu
Polite (~masu)	催します	もよおします moyooshimasu
Negative	催さない	もよおさない moyoosanai
Polite negative	催しません	もよおしません moyooshimasen
Past	催した	もよおした moyooshita
Polite past	催しました	もよおしました moyooshimashita
Negative past	催さなかった	もよおさなかった moyoosanakatta
Te-form	催して	もよおして moyooshite
Potential	催せる	もよおせる moyooseru
Passive	催される	もよおされる moyoosareru
Causative	催させる	もよおさせる moyoosaseru
Volitional	催そう	もよおそう moyoosou
Imperative	催せ	もよおせ moyoose
Conditional (~ba)	催せば	もよおせば moyooseba

Kanji in 催す

催

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)サイ・もよう.す・もよお.す · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 催す.

催促さいそくpressing催しもよおしevent開催かいさいholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices)

Source: JMdict entry 1292160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.