Character Info
| Property |
Value |
| Kanji |
会 |
| Strokes |
6 |
| Radical |
人 (person) |
| JLPT Level |
N4 |
Readings
| Type |
Japanese |
Romaji |
| On-yomi |
カイ、エ |
kai, e |
| Kun-yomi |
あ・う、あわせる |
a-u, awa-seru |
Vocabulary
| Word |
Reading |
Romaji |
English |
| 会う |
あう |
au |
to meet |
| 社会 |
しゃかい |
shakai |
society |
| 会話 |
かいわ |
kaiwa |
conversation |
| 会議 |
かいぎ |
kaigi |
meeting, conference |
| 機会 |
きかい |
kikai |
opportunity, chance |
Stroke Order
- Top horizontal line (short)
- Left-leaning stroke (like ノ)
- Short vertical stroke through center
- Left downstroke
- Short bottom left
- Bottom right stroke
Mnemonic
A person (人) holding a lid on top — two people coming together under one roof to meet.
Common Confusion Pairs
| Confused With |
How to Distinguish |
| 合 (gō — combine) |
会 = people meeting; 合 = fitting/combining things together |
| 全 (zen — all/complete) |
全 has 入 on top; 会 has the two-stroke top |