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How to say 'Meeting' in Japanese | 会

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The Japanese word for Meeting is 'Kai', written as 会 in Japanese.'Meeting' in hiragana is かい.

    word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

    Reading

    かい

    kai

    Kanji

    会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '会 (かい)' primarily means 'meeting' or 'gathering'. It refers to an organized event where people come together for a specific purpose, such as a business meeting, social gathering, or club meeting. For example: I attended a meeting「会に出席した」(かいにしゅっせきした). The meeting starts at 3 PM「会は3時に始まります」(かいはさんじにはじまります). Additionally, '会' can also refer to an association or society, such as a cultural or professional group. For example: He joined the photography club「彼は写真の会に入った」(かれはしゃしんのかいにはいった).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    198

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 会

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 会 Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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