会

See also: 會 and 合

会	U+4F1A, 会 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F1A

← 伙
[U+4F19]

CJK Unified Ideographs

伛 →
[U+4F1B]

Translingual

Japanese	会
Simplified	会
Traditional	會

Stroke order

Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant of 會. From cursive script.

Han character

会 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人一一戈 (OMMI), four-corner 8073₁, composition ⿱人云 or ⿱亼𠫔)

Derived characters

侩, 哙, 𡋗, 𫰢, 𰎛, 𢙓, 𪭯, 浍, 狯, 桧, 烩, 㻅, 𰧻, 脍, 𫧃, 𬒊, 𫞷, 𫋻, 𫠴, 絵(绘), 𫊹, 𬭇, 𩠠, 𩩈, 𩷆(鲙), 𪑅
𡳃, 刽, 郐, 𠊉, 荟, 𠀾, 𥭉, 𫘽, 𥁧, 𰏶, 𤶊, 𰕭, 𰺭, 𨻔, 𧐬

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 96, character 12
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 460
Dae Jaweon: page 204, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 116, character 3
Unihan data for U+4F1A

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 会 – see 會 (“union; group; association; economic or political centre; major city; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 會).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

See also 会する

Shinjitai	会
Kyūjitai	會

Kanji

会

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 會)

Readings

Go-on: え (e, Jōyō)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}、け (ke)^{←け (ke, historical)}^{←くゑ (kwe, ancient)}
Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
Kun: あう (au, 会う, Jōyō)^{←あふ (afu, 会ふ, historical)}、あつまる (atsumaru, 会まる)、あつめる (atsumeru, 会める)
Nanori: あい (ai)^{←あひ (afi, historical)}、い (i)

Compounds

一(いち)期(ご)一(いち)会(え) (ichigo ichie): Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur
会(え)陰(いん) (ein): perineum
会(え)厭(えん) (ēn): epiglottis
会(え)式(しき) (eshiki): temple service (of Nichiren)
会(え)釈(しゃく) (eshaku): saluting
会(え)得(とく) (etoku): understanding
会(かい)意(い) (kaī): (kanji) ideography
会(かい)員(いん) (kaīn): member
会(かい)館(かん) (kaikan): (public) hall, house
会(かい)飲(いん) (kaīn): drinking at party
会(かい)議(ぎ) (kaigi): (business) meeting, council, congress
会(かい)計(けい) (kaikei): accounting, pay, check
会(かい)計(けい)士(し) (kaikeishi): accountant
会(かい)見(けん) (kaiken): (public) interview
会(かい)合(ごう) (kaigō): meeting
会(かい)社(しゃ) (kaisha): company
会(かい)食(しょく) (kaishoku): dining meets
会(かい)心(しん) (kaishin): satisfaction
会(かい)席(せき) (kaiseki): meeting, dine
会(かい)談(だん) (kaidan): talks, meeting
会(かい)費(ひ) (kaihi): membership fee
会(かい)報(ほう) (kaihō): newsletter
会(かい)期(き) (kaiki): session (of legislature, or of conference)
会(え)者(しゃ)定(じょう)離(り) (esha jōri): people meet, always part
会(かい)規(き) (kaiki): association's rule
会(かい)主(しゅ) (kaishu): association founder
会(かい)衆(しゅう) (kaishū): meeting attender
会(かい)集(しゅう) (kaishū): meeting, gathering
会(かい)所(しょ) (kaisho): meeting place, gathering place
会(かい)商(しょう) (kaishō): talks, negotiation
会(かい)場(じょう) (kaijō): meeting place, party place
会(かい)戦(せん) (kaisen): battle
会(かい)葬(そう) (kaisō): funeral, attendance at a funeral
会(かい)則(そく) (kaisoku): association's rule, membership (code)
会(かい)長(ちょう) (kaichō): chairman, president
会(かい)頭(とう) (kaitō): association chairman
会(かい)同(どう) (kaidō): meeting, assembly
会(かい)堂(どう) (kaidō): church, chapel
会(かい)読(どく) (kaidoku): study meeting (of a book)
会(かい)派(は) (kaiha): party, gathering
会(かい)話(わ) (kaiwa): conversation
開(かい)会(かい) (kaikai)
学(がっ)会(かい) (gakkai)
教(きょう)会(かい) (kyōkai)
協(きょう)会(かい) (kyōkai)
国(こっ)会(かい) (kokkai)
散(さん)会(かい) (sankai)
司(し)会(かい) (shikai)
集(しゅう)会(かい) (shūkai)
照(しょう)会(かい) (shōkai)
商(しょう)会(かい) (shōkai)
盛(せい)会(かい) (seikai)
総(そう)会(かい) (sōkai)
株(かぶ)主(ぬし)総(そう)会(かい) (kabunushisōkai)
法(ほう)会(え) (hōe)
閉(へい)会(かい) (heikai)
密(みっ)会(かい) (mikkai)
民(みん)会(かい) (minkai)
流(りゅう)会(かい) (ryūkai)
議(ぎ)会(かい) (gikai): (the) Diet; parliament; congress
茶(ちゃ)会(かい) (chakai): tea party

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
会
かい Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
會 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).

The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かい [káꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠i]

Noun

会(かい) • (kai) ^{←くわい (kwai)^?}

meeting, gathering
会(かい)を催(もよお)す
kai o moyōsu
hold a meeting; throw a party

会(かい)に出(で)る
kai ni deru
attend a meeting [party]
society, association, club
会(かい)を組織(そしき)する
kai o soshiki suru
form [organize] an association

会(かい)に入(はい)る
kai ni hairu
join a club

会(かい)を脱退(だったい)する
kai o dattai suru
leave a club

会(かい)から抜(ぬ)ける
kai kara nukeru
quit a club

Suffix

会(かい) • (-kai) ^{←くわい (-kwai)^?}

meeting
party; function

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
会
え Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
會 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [e̞]

Affix

会(え) • (e) ^{←ゑ (we)^?}

gathering; meeting
perceive; understand; comprehend
Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)
図(ず)会(え) ― zue ― collection of pictures

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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