催

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

Kun'yomi
  • もようす
  • もよおす
    		to hold (an event) ②to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.)
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

人(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 95.3%
もよおす 4.7%

Character Breakdown

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
サイ　もよお.す　もよう.す (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
cliff, bluff, precipice
ガイ　サイ　スイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

かい
開
さい
催
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)
さい
催
みん
眠
hypnosis
さい
催
みん
眠
じゅつ
術
hypnotism
しゅ
主
さい
催
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices)
しゅ
主
さい
催
しゃ
者
sponsor
さい
催
そく
促
pressing
さい
催
みん
眠
　
ガ
　
ス
sleeping gas
かい
開
さい
催
ちゅう
中
in session
さい
催
みん
眠
りょう
療
ほう
法
hypnotherapy
かい
開
さい
催
ち
地
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held
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References

Unicode hex code 50AC
JIS X 0208 1-26-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 533
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 298
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 157
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 178
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 117
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 136
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 987
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1062
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 693
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2060
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1529
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1005
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1293
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1317
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1399
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1065
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1607
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1248
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 128
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 996
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a11.12
Four corner code 2221.4
De Roo Code 2175