会
会 — Meeting
meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
On’yomiカイ (kai)
On’yomiエ (e)
Kun’yomiあう (au)
Kun’yomiあわせる (awaseru)
Kun’yomiあつまる (atsumaru)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 会
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委員会 | いいんかい iinkai | committee; commission; board |
| 会員 | かいいん kaiin | member; the membership |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 会見 | かいけん kaiken | interview; audience; meeting |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
Study notes
会 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #4 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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