会

See also: 會 and 合
会 U+4F1A, 会
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F1A
← 伙
[U+4F19]
CJK Unified Ideographs 伛 →
[U+4F1B]

Translingual

Japanese 会
Simplified 会
Traditional 會
Stroke order

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

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).
Notes:

Japanese

See also 会する

Shinjitai

会

Kyūjitai

會

Kanji

会

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 會)

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
会
かい
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
會 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).

The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

会(かい) • (kai) ←くわい (kwai)?

  1. meeting, gathering
    会(かい)を催(もよお)す
    kai o moyōsu
    hold a meeting; throw a party
    会(かい)に出(で)る
    kai ni deru
    attend a meeting [party]
  2. society, association, club
    会(かい)を組織(そしき)する
    kai o soshiki suru
    form [organize] an association
    会(かい)に入(はい)る
    kai ni hairu
    join a club
    会(かい)を脱退(だったい)する
    kai o dattai suru
    leave a club
    会(かい)から抜(ぬ)ける
    kai kara nukeru
    quit a club

Suffix

会(かい) • (-kai) ←くわい (kwai)?

  1. meeting
  2. party; function

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
会
え
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
會 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 會 (MC hwajH).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞]

Affix

会(え) • (e) ←ゑ (we)?

  1. gathering; meeting
  2. perceive; understand; comprehend
  3. Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)
    図(ず)会(え) ― zue ― collection of pictures

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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