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Kanji Detail for 會 - "meet, gather, assembly, occasion, understand"

會

  • Meaning

    會 means "meet, gather, assembly, occasion, understand."

    1. Meet - To encounter.

    2. Gather - To assemble; to collect.

    3. Assembly - A meeting; a gathering.

    4. Occasion - An opportunity; a time.

    5. Understand - To comprehend; to accord.

    6. Happen - By chance; coincidentally.

    7. Count - To tally; to total.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    meet; party; association; interview; join

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To gather. Any gathering of people or things is called 會. Such as 開會 (to hold a meeting), 會議 (conference), 賽會 (competition). | To meet. In ancient times, when feudal lords met, it was called 會. Such as 會盟 (alliance meeting), 會同 (joint meeting). Now paying a visit is called 拜會. Meeting is called 會晤. | Should, ought to. 會當 means "ought to." 會須 means "must." | Time, occasion. Such as opportunity is also called 機會. 會 means happening at the right time. Such as 會逢其適 (happening to meet the right moment). Also 時會, 運會 have this meaning, referring to when events and time coincide appropriately. | To understand. When thoughts align with reason, it is called 會意. Such as 領會 (to comprehend), 體會 (to realize). | A place where people and things converge. Such as 都會 (metropolis), 省會 (provincial capital). | Grand calculation. Annual accounting is called 會. Meaning to total the numbers and calculate. Now the term for annual accounting period is 會計年度, and the office for managing accounts is 會計處.
  • Onyomitip

    e(え) え

    kai(かい) かい

  • Kunyomitip

    a.u(あう) あう

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    曰 (iwaku・hirabi)

  • Related Keywords
    meet encounter gather assemble collect assembly meeting gathering occasion opportunity time understand comprehend accord happen
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