Moto 催: Sponsor; Hold (a Meeting); Give (a Dinner)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- もよう(す)、もよお(す)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 53 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サイ)
- 主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion
- 開催かいさいholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening
- 共催きょうさいjoint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship
- 催涙さいるいlacrimator; dacryagogue
- 催促さいそくpressing; urging
- 催眠さいみんhypnosis
- 催眠術さいみんじゅつhypnotism
- 主催国しゅさいこくsponsoring nation
- 主催者しゅさいしゃsponsor; promoter
- 併催へいさいcombining a pair of events; joint
- 催乳薬さいにゅうやくgalactogogue; galactagogue
- 催事さいじspecial event
- 催事場さいじじょうevent hall
- 催促状さいそくじょうdun; letter requesting money, etc.
- 催吐薬さいとやくemetic
- 催告さいこくnotification
- 催奇形性さいきけいせいteratogenicity
- 催奇形物質さいきけいぶっしつteratogen
- 催奇性さいきせいteratogenicity
- 催涙ガスさいるいガスtear gas
- 催涙スプレーさいるいスプレーtear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
- 催涙弾さいるいだんtear-gas bomb
- 催涙銃さいるいじゅうtear-gas gun
- 催淫剤さいいんざいaphrodisiac
- 催眠ガスさいみんガスsleeping gas
- 催眠剤さいみんざいsleeping medicine; hypnotic
- 催眠療法さいみんりょうほうhypnotherapy
- 催眠薬さいみんやくsleeping medicine
- 催眠術をかけるさいみんじゅつをかけるto hypnotize; to hypnotise
- 催眠術を掛けるさいみんじゅつをかけるto hypnotize; to hypnotise
- 催眠術師さいみんじゅつしhypnotist; mesmerist
- 催花雨さいかうspring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom; spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers
- 催行さいこうcarrying out a trip (according to plans)
- 居催促いざいそくrefusal to leave
- 矢の催促やのさいそくstrongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
- 自己催眠じこさいみんauto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis
- 開催中かいさいちゅうin session; in progress
- 開催国かいさいこくhost country (e.g. for a conference)
- 開催地かいさいちplace where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
- 開催式かいさいしきopening ceremony (of an event, show, etc.)
- 開催日かいさいびdate(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 催しもよおしevent; festivities
- 催すもよおすto hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
- 催し物もよおしもの(program of) entertainments; special events
- 会を催すかいをもよおすto hold a meeting
- 吐き気を催すはきけをもよおすto feel nauseated; to feel sick
- 尿意を催すにょういをもよおすto have a desire to urinate
- 涙を催すなみだをもよおすto be moved to tears
Other readings
- 催合うもやうto co-operate (in enterprises); to hold in common
- 催物もよおしもの(program of) entertainments; special events
- 催馬楽さいばらgenre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
- 雨催いあまもよいthreat of rain
- 雪催いゆきもよいthreatening to snow
Kanji that often appear with 催
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