What is the Kanji for "Hold an event" and "Sponsor"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Hold an event" and "Sponsor", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Hold an event" and "Sponsor" is "催".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Moyoo".

Its onyomi reading is "Sai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The component "崔" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "催" mean in japanese?

"催" means "Hold an event" and "Sponsor".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

開催: "Hold". The Japanese verbal noun '開催 (かいさい)' means 'to hold' or 'to host'. It is used to indicate the act of organizing and conducting an event, such as a conference, a festival, or a competition. For example: The concert was held last weekend - (コンサートが先週末に開催された). They held the annual sports festival - (年間スポーツ祭りが開催された).

主催: "Host". The verbal noun '主催 (しゅさい)' means 'to host' or 'to organize'. It refers to the act of arranging, managing, or being responsible for an event, activity, or gathering. For example: The company hosted the annual conference - (企業は年次総会を主催しました). They organized the charity event - (彼らは慈善イベントを主催しました).

催促: "Urge". The verbal noun '催促 (さいそく)' means 'to urge'. It refers to persistently pressuring or reminding someone to do something. This can be done in a polite or firm manner depending on the context. For example: I will urge him to finish the work on time - (期限に間に合うよう彼を催促するつもりです). Please urge the client to make the payment - (クライアントに支払いを催促してください).

催す: "Hold" or "Host". The Japanese verb '催す (もよおす)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to hold' or 'to host', as in holding an event or hosting a party. For example: She is hosting a birthday party - (彼女は誕生日パーティーを催しています). The second meaning is more general and can mean 'to cause' or 'to bring about' something. This usage is more formal and may appear in written contexts. For instance: The event will cause much excitement - (その行事は多くの興奮を催すだろう).

催し: "Event". The noun '催し (もよおし)' means 'event'. It refers to a planned public or private occasion, such as a festival, exhibition, or conference. '催し' often implies a festive or cultural event that is organized for entertainment or educational purposes. For example: There is an interesting event this weekend - (この週末に面白い催しがある). I am going to attend the cultural event - (文化の催しに参加します).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". And The hiragana "お" is read as "o".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.