potluck; bring-and-share
Refers to an event where each participant brings food or drink to share. Often used in compounds like 持ち寄りパーティー.
Everyone brought homemade dishes to today's potluck party.
Please place the items you brought on the table.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling with simplified kanji.
Compound of 持ち (mochi, 'bringing', from 持つ) and 寄り (yori, 'gathering', from 寄る). Literally 'bring and gather'.