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KanjiN1Secondary school · 中学13 strokesRadical 人

催 · sponsor, hold (a meeting)

催 is a kanji meaning sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner). It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • サイsai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • もようすmoyōsu
  • もよおすmoyōsu

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 催 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 催
WordReadingMeaningLevel
催促さいそくdemand, urge (action), press forN2
催しもよおしevent, festivities, functionN2
開催かいさいholding a meeting, open an exhibitionN1
主催しゅさいorganization, sponsorship, to hostN1
催すもよおすto hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner)N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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