noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
開催 かいさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
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)