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Translingual
Stroke order
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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). |
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Japanese
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
Compounds
- 一期一会 (ichigo ichie): Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur
- 会陰 (ein): perineum
- 会厭 (ēn): epiglottis
- 会式 (eshiki): temple service (of Nichiren)
- 会釈 (eshaku): saluting
- 会得 (etoku): understanding
- 会意 (kaī): (kanji) ideography
- 会員 (kaīn): member
- 会館 (kaikan): (public) hall, house
- 会飲 (kaīn): drinking at party
- 会議 (kaigi): (business) meeting, council, congress
- 会計 (kaikei): accounting, pay, check
- 会計士 (kaikeishi): accountant
- 会見 (kaiken): (public) interview
- 会合 (kaigō): meeting
- 会社 (kaisha): company
- 会食 (kaishoku): dining meets
- 会心 (kaishin): satisfaction
- 会席 (kaiseki): meeting, dine
- 会談 (kaidan): talks, meeting
- 会費 (kaihi): membership fee
- 会報 (kaihō): newsletter
- 会期 (kaiki): session (of legislature, or of conference)
- 会者定離 (esha jōri): people meet, always part
- 会規 (kaiki): association's rule
- 会主 (kaishu): association founder
- 会衆 (kaishū): meeting attender
- 会集 (kaishū): meeting, gathering
- 会所 (kaisho): meeting place, gathering place
- 会商 (kaishō): talks, negotiation
- 会場 (kaijō): meeting place, party place
- 会戦 (kaisen): battle
- 会葬 (kaisō): funeral, attendance at a funeral
- 会則 (kaisoku): association's rule, membership (code)
- 会長 (kaichō): chairman, president
- 会頭 (kaitō): association chairman
- 会同 (kaidō): meeting, assembly
- 会堂 (kaidō): church, chapel
- 会読 (kaidoku): study meeting (of a book)
- 会派 (kaiha): party, gathering
- 会話 (kaiwa): conversation
- 開会 (kaikai)
- 学会 (gakkai)
- 教会 (kyōkai)
- 協会 (kyōkai)
- 国会 (kokkai)
- 散会 (sankai)
- 司会 (shikai)
- 集会 (shūkai)
- 照会 (shōkai)
- 商会 (shōkai)
- 盛会 (seikai)
- 総会 (sōkai)
- 株主総会 (kabunushisōkai)
- 法会 (hōe)
- 閉会 (heikai)
- 密会 (mikkai)
- 民会 (minkai)
- 流会 (ryūkai)
- 議会 (gikai): (the) Diet; parliament; congress
- 茶会 (chakai): tea party
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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會 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).
The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
会 • (kai) ←くわい (kwai)?
- meeting, gathering
- 会を催す
- kai o moyōsu
- hold a meeting; throw a party
- 会に出る
- kai ni deru
- attend a meeting
- society, association, club
- 会を組織する
- kai o soshiki suru
- form an association
- 会に入る
- kai ni hairu
- join a club
- 会を脱退する
- kai o dattai suru
- leave a club
- 会から抜ける
- kai kara nukeru
- quit a club
Suffix
会 • (-kai) ←くわい (-kwai)?
- meeting
- party; function
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
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會 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
Affix
会 • (e) ←ゑ (we)?
- gathering; meeting
- perceive; understand; comprehend
- Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)
- 図会 ― 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