JLPT N4 · 6 strokes
Kanji 会: "meeting, meet, party"
The kanji 会 means "meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read カイ, エ in on'yomi and あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイエ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.うあ.わせるあつ.まる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 4 of 2,501 |
Common words with 会
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 会うto meet; to encounter; to see · to have an accident; to have a bad experience
- 会話conversation; talk; chat
- 出会うto meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter · to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
- 機会chance; opportunity; occasion
- 会社company; corporation; firm · one's workplace
- 会meeting; assembly; party; gathering · society; association; club
- 社会society; public; community; the world · social studies
- 会場assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site
- 会議meeting; conference; session; assembly
- 出会いmeeting; rendezvous; encounter · meeting for the first time; coming across
- 教会church; congregation
- 再会meeting again; reunion
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