催 means “host, hold, prompt”

さい · sai

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

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): もようす, もよおす
On'yomi (Chinese reading): サイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

The story

A person (亻) beside a bird (隹) on a mountain (山): picture someone climbing up high to call everyone together. 催 is hosting: 開催 is holding an event, the 主催 is its organizer, and a department store's 催事場 hosts a new fair every week or two.

Used in 開催 (kaisai, holding an event), 主催 (shusai, organizing/hosting), and 催し (moyooshi, event)

催 means “host, hold, prompt”

The story

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