This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、もよう.す、もよお.す
Romaji: sai, moyou.su, moyoo.su
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Romaji

Meanings

sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  536
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-11
Korean Reading:  choe
Chinese Reading:  cui1
Unicode:  50ac
JIS:  3A45

Indexes

Halpern Index: 157
Nelson Index: 533
New Nelson Index: 298
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a11.12
Four Corner Index: 2221.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1293
Gakken Index: 693
Japanese Names Index: 2060
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1005
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0897
Remembering the kanji Index: 987
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1065
Kodansha Compact Index: 128
Kanji in Context Index: 1248
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 117
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 136
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 996
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1062
Essential Kanji Index: 1529
Kodansha Kanji Index: 178
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2175
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1607

Words

開催 (かいさい)
holding a meeting; open an exhibition
催す (もよおす)
to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of; to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)
共催 (きょうさい)
joint sponsorship
催し (もよおし)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)
催促 (さいそく)
pressing; demanding; urging; demand; request; claim
主催 (しゅさい)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
催眠 (さいみん)
hypnotism
催事 (さいじ)
special event
催し物 (もよおしもの、もようしもの)
points of interest; tourist attraction; exhibit; events; amusements; (program of) entertainments (programme)
催涙 (さいるい)
lacrimator; dacryagogue; tear-inducing agent
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