# 会

| 会 | U+4F1A, &#20250; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F1A |
| ← 伙 [U+4F19] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 伛 → [U+4F1B] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 会 |
| Simplified | 会 |
| Traditional | 會 |

### 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 8073$_1$, composition ⿱人云 or ⿱亼𠫔)

#### Derived characters

* 侩, 哙, 浍, 狯, 桧, 烩, 㻅, 脍, 絵(绘), 𩷆(鲙), 刽, 郐, 荟
* 𡋗, 𫰢, 𰎛, 𢙓, 𪭯, 𰧻, 𫧃, 𬒊, 𫞷, 𫋻, 𫠴, 𱸾, 𫊹, 𲃟, 𬭇, 𩠠, 𩩈, 𪑅
* 𡳃, 𠊉, 𠀾, 𱐹, 𥭉, 𫘽, 𥁧, 𰏶, 𤶊, 𰕭, 𰺭, 𨻔, 𧐬

#### 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:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 会 |
| Kyūjitai | 會 |

### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 會)

#### Readings

* Go-on: え (e, Jōyō)、け (ke)
* Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)
* Kun: あう (au, 会う, Jōyō)、あつまる (atsumaru, 会まる)、あつめる (atsumeru, 会める)
* Nanori: あい (ai)、い (i)

#### Compounds

* 一(いち)期(ご)一(いち)会(え) (ichigo ichie): Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur
* 会(え)陰(いん) (ein): perineum
* 会(え)厭(えん) (ēn): epiglottis
* 会(え)式(しき) (eshiki): temple service (of Nichiren)
* 会(え)釈(しゃく) (eshaku): saluting
* 会(え)得(とく) (etoku): understanding
* 会(かい)意(い) (kaī): (kanji) ideography
* 会(かい)員(いん) (kaīn): member
* 会(かい)館(かん) (kaikan): (public) hall, house
* 会(かい)飲(いん) (kaīn): drinking at party
* 会(かい)議(ぎ) (kaigi): (business) meeting, council, congress
* 会(かい)計(けい) (kaikei): accounting, pay, check
* 会(かい)計(けい)士(し) (kaikeishi): accountant
* 会(かい)見(けん) (kaiken): (public) interview
* 会(かい)合(ごう) (kaigō): meeting
* 会(かい)社(しゃ) (kaisha): company
* 会(かい)食(しょく) (kaishoku): dining meets
* 会(かい)心(しん) (kaishin): satisfaction
* 会(かい)席(せき) (kaiseki): meeting, dine
* 会(かい)談(だん) (kaidan): talks, meeting
* 会(かい)費(ひ) (kaihi): membership fee
* 会(かい)報(ほう) (kaihō): newsletter
* 会(かい)期(き) (kaiki): session (of legislature, or of conference)
* 会(え)者(しゃ)定(じょう)離(り) (esha jōri): people meet, always part
* 会(かい)規(き) (kaiki): association's rule
* 会(かい)主(しゅ) (kaishu): association founder
* 会(かい)衆(しゅう) (kaishū): meeting attender
* 会(かい)集(しゅう) (kaishū): meeting, gathering
* 会(かい)所(しょ) (kaisho): meeting place, gathering place
* 会(かい)商(しょう) (kaishō): talks, negotiation
* 会(かい)場(じょう) (kaijō): meeting place, party place
* 会(かい)戦(せん) (kaisen): battle
* 会(かい)葬(そう) (kaisō): funeral, attendance at a funeral
* 会(かい)則(そく) (kaisoku): association's rule, membership (code)
* 会(かい)長(ちょう) (kaichō): chairman, president
* 会(かい)頭(とう) (kaitō): association chairman
* 会(かい)同(どう) (kaidō): meeting, assembly
* 会(かい)堂(どう) (kaidō): church, chapel
* 会(かい)読(どく) (kaidoku): study meeting (of a book)
* 会(かい)派(は) (kaiha): party, gathering
* 会(かい)話(わ) (kaiwa): conversation
* 開(かい)会(かい) (kaikai)
* 学(がっ)会(かい) (gakkai)
* 教(きょう)会(かい) (kyōkai)
* 協(きょう)会(かい) (kyōkai)
* 国(こっ)会(かい) (kokkai)
* 散(さん)会(かい) (sankai)
* 司(し)会(かい) (shikai)
* 集(しゅう)会(かい) (shūkai)
* 照(しょう)会(かい) (shōkai)
* 商(しょう)会(かい) (shōkai)
* 盛(せい)会(かい) (seikai)
* 総(そう)会(かい) (sōkai)
* 株(かぶ)主(ぬし)総(そう)会(かい) (kabunushisōkai)
* 法(ほう)会(え) (hōe)
* 閉(へい)会(かい) (heikai)
* 密(みっ)会(かい) (mikkai)
* 民(みん)会(かい) (minkai)
* 流(りゅう)会(かい) (ryūkai)
* 議(ぎ)会(かい) (gikai): (the) Diet; parliament; congress
* 茶(ちゃ)会(かい) (chakai): tea party

### 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

* (Tokyo) かい [káꜜì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ka̠i]

#### Noun

会(かい) • (kai)
* 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]
* 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)
* meeting
* 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: [e̞]

#### Affix

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

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN