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Meanings: meeting, meet On Readings: カイ kai Kun Readings: あ(う) a(u) Most Used Pronunciation: kai JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 人 Stroke Number: 6 |
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Common jukugo ![]()
会議 - かい ぎ kai gi - meeting (office, business, convention)
教会 - きょう かい kyou kai - church
機会 - き かい ki kai - chance, opportunity
社会 - しゃ かい sha kai - society
会社 - かい しゃ kai sha - company, corporation (business)
英会話 - えい かい わ ei kai wa - English conversation
新年会 - しん ねん かい shin nen kai - New Year's party
町会 - ちょう かい chou kai -
座談会 - ざ だん かい za dan kai - round table talk, symposium
司会 - し かい shi kai - presiding, officiating
Useful Examples ![]()
Japanese: 後で体育館の後ろで会いましょう。
Romaji: ato de taiikukan no ushiro de aimashou.
English: Later, let's meet behind the gym.
Japanese: 社会の慣習は国によって異なる。
Romaji: Shakai no kanshuu wa kuni niyotte kotonaru.
Literal: Society's custom country depending on differ.
English: Customs differ depending on the country.
Japanese: むこうに教会が見えます。
Romaji: mukou ni kyoukai ga miemasu.
English: We can see a church over there.
Japanese: 日曜に会おう。
Romaji: nichiyou ni aou.
English: Let's meet on Sunday.
Japanese: 委員会は10人からなっている。
Romaji: iinkai wa 10 nin kara natte iru.
English: Our committee consists of ten members.
Japanese: その問題は委員会にかけられている。
Romaji: sono mondai wa iinkai ni kakerarete iru.
English: The question is before the committee.
Japanese: 和平会談が来週始まる。
Romaji: wahei kaidan ga raishuu hajimaru.
English: Peace talks will begin next week.
Japanese: 学生の3分の2がその集会に出ました。
Romaji: gakusei no sanbun no ni ga sono shuukai ni demashita.
English: Two-thirds of the students came to the meeting.
Japanese: ヨーロッパへ発つ前に君に会いたいモノだ。
Romaji: yo-roppa e tatsu mae ni kimi ni aitai mono da.
English: I would like to see you before I leave for Europe.
Japanese: この会社はさまざまな商品を商っています。
Romaji: kono kaisha wa samazama na shouhin o akinatte imasu.
English: The company deals in various goods.
Japanese: 集会は9時に散会した。
Romaji: shuukai wa kuji ni sankai shita.
English: The meeting broke up at nine o'clock.
Japanese: その会議は森首相が司会をした。
Romaji: sono kaigi wa mori shushou ga shikai o shita.
English: The conference was presided over by Mr Mori.
Japanese: 町の公会堂は人でいっぱいだ。
Romaji: machi no koukaidou wa hito de ippai da.
English: The town hall was full of people.
Japanese: その会社は経営者が3人も代わっている。
Romaji: sono kaisha wa keieisha ga sannin mo kawatte iru.
English: The company has changed hands three times.
Japanese: 委員会はその議案を可決した。
Romaji: iinkai wa sono gian o kaketsu shita.
English: The committee passed the bill.
Japanese: この講習会に参加をご希望のかたは、今すぐお電話ください。
Romaji: kono koushuukai ni sanka o gokibou no kata wa, ima sugu odenwa kudasai.
English: Please give us a call now if you want to participate in the workshop!
Japanese: 調査委員会の新委員を任命しなければならない。
Romaji: chousaiinkai no shin'iin o ninmei shinakereba naranai.
English: We have to appoint new members of the examining board.
Look alike kanji ![]()
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Notes/Mnemonic ![]()
Think of the kanji as a person sitting at a desk under a roof. Most meetings take place in a house with desks, ne.
Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.
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