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Kanji Detail for 催 - "to hold"

催

  • Meaning

    催 means "to hold." Also associated with to urge, sign.

    1. To hold - To show signs; to cause.

    2. To urge - To press; to hurry.

    3. Sign - Added to nouns to indicate something is about to happen.

    4. Event - Function; gathering.

  • Words using 催

    • 主催 しゅさい Listen sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing
    • 開催 かいさい Listen holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
    • 催し もよおし Listen event; festivities; function
    • 共催 きょうさい Listen joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
    • 催す もよおす Listen to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.)
    • 催涙 さいるい Listen tear-inducing
    • 催促 さいそく Listen pressing; urging; demanding

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    • Verified meaning: to hold
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read このしま, さい)
    • Also carries these associations: to urge, sign

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 催

    Surnames 催(このしま)Listen 催(さい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    press, urge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to press, to urge

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

    To urge. Such as 催促. Making the slow go faster.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    moyoo.su(もよお-す) もよお-す

    moyou.su(もよう-す) もよう-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to hold to urge sign event sponsor organize arrange convene coordinate facilitate host manage promote press push hurry initiate indicate

Sentences including 催

  • The concert will take place next summer.

  • Quite a few people turned out for the event.

  • The meeting will be held this afternoon.

  • Quite a few people turned out for the event.

  • Who was in charge of today's party?

  • The concert will take place next spring.

  • They are to hold a party tonight.

  • She will give a party next week.

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