Usage patterns 会かい を 開ひら く to hold a meeting/gathering
We held a farewell party with friends.
会かい に 入はい る to join a club/association
He joined the tennis club.
会かい に 出しゅっ 席せき する to attend a meeting
I attend the monthly regular meeting.
会かい を 作つく る to form a society/club
People who share the same hobby formed a club.
Expressions· 10 友とも の 会かい friendship society; fan club; supporters' association 偲しの ぶ 会かい memorial gathering; meeting to remember the deceased 会かい を 催もよお す hold a meeting; organize a gathering 会かい 稽けい の 恥はじ humiliation of defeat; past disgrace; unendurable shame 笑え 壺つぼ の 会かい gathering that's fun for everyone present Show 4 more Show fewer お 別わか れの 会かい memorial gathering; gathering to remember a deceased person 会かい を 抜ぬ ける withdraw from a society; quit an association; give up membership See all 10 in Explore →
Related words 集会 is a more formal word for a public or political assembly, while 会 is the general, everyday term for any meeting or gathering.
団体 emphasizes an organized group or body acting together, while 会 as 'society/club' focuses on the shared-interest association itself.
会合 sounds formal and businesslike for a meeting, whereas 会 covers both formal and casual gatherings.
会 is a very general word for an organized event or club meeting, while 集まり emphasizes the act or state of people coming together.
会 is a very general, lighter word for a club or society, while 組合 carries a more formal, often legally recognized cooperative or union sense.
Don't confuse with 会 (かい , 'meeting/society') and 回 (かい , 'times/occurrence') share the same reading and are often mixed up by learners despite having unrelated meanings.
解 (かい ) means a solution or interpretation, while 会 (かい ) means a meeting or association; they are unrelated words that happen to share the same reading.
Written the same way, 会 read かい is the common modern word for a meeting, club, or association, while 会 read え is an archaic term confined to Buddhist or festive gatherings.
界 and 会 share the reading かい , but 界 denotes a social or professional world (like 学界 ) while 会 means a meeting, gathering, or association.
Word family· 361 company; corporation; firm · one's workplace; the office
society; the public; the world · social studies
convention; conference; rally; mass meeting · tournament; competition; contest; meet · grand event; large-scale event
meeting; conference; session
opportunity; chance
Show 25 more Show fewer venue; meeting place; hall
conversation; talk; chat
member; membership
church; congregation
association; society; organization
president; chairman; head of an organization
interview; press conference; meeting
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
academic society; learned society; academic conference
accounting; accounts; financial reckoning · bill; check; amount due · accountant; treasurer; cashier · payment; settling a bill; checkout · economic condition; financial state
meeting; assembly; gathering
meeting again; reunion
city; urban area · Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
formal talks; conference; meeting
leading a meeting; presiding; officiating · chairperson; presenter; host; moderator; MC
meeting; assembly; gathering · association (chemistry) · conjunction (astronomy)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
meeting hall; assembly hall
general meeting; general assembly
joining; admission; enrollment
sports day; athletic meet; field day; sports festival
face-to-face meeting; visit; interview
alumni association; class reunion
city council
opening of a meeting; convening
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Written forms 会かい Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; used for both standalone and suffix uses.
カイ Usage <1%
Etymology The kanji 会 (meeting, society) is used in many compound words. The reading かい is the standard on'yomi. The word is a basic noun and suffix in Japanese, with no complex etymology.
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