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開催 (かいさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

開かい催さい

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

hold (an event); host; open

Used for organized events such as conferences, exhibitions, tournaments, and the Olympics. Implies planning and execution by an organizer.

来らい月げつ、東とう京きょうで国こく際さい会かい議ぎが開かい催さいされる。
An international conference will be held in Tokyo next month.

市しが主しゅ催さいして美び術じゅつ展てんを開かい催さいした。

The city hosted an art exhibition.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
催sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

Similar words

開ひらく
開く is a general verb for opening or holding events, but 開催 is more formal and typically used for large-scale, organized events.
行おこなう
行う means to carry out or perform an action; 開催 specifically refers to holding an event.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 開 (kai, 'open') and 催 (sai, 'hold an event'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conventionally represents the idea of opening and holding an event.