Meaning of 会(え) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 会 JLPT 1

Kana Reading え

Romaji e

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)

Example Sentences

会, え used in context

明日(あした)会(え)へ来れますか。

Can you come to the meeting tomorrow?
明日(あした)ナンシーのお別れ(おわかれ)会(え)を開きます。

We'll have a farewell party for Nancy tomorrow.
明日(あした)、月見(つきみ)の会(え)があるだろう。

They will have a moon-viewing party tomorrow.
僕(しもべ)は会(え)には出席(しゅっせき)します(する)。

I will present myself at the meeting.
部長(ぶちょう)の都合が悪く(つごうがわるい)なってしまった(しまう)ので、飲み会(え)の日程(にってい)は仕切り直し(なおし)だね。

We'll have to organize the drinking party all over again as the section chief can't make it now.
父(ちち)は私(わたし)(わたし)にその会(え)に出ない(でる)ように言っていた(いう)が、私(わたし)(わたし)は出席(しゅっせき)した(する)。

I attended the meeting though my father told me not to.

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会 JLPT 5

meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

On: カイ, エ

Kun: あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる

6 strokes

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