# 催 — hold an event; urge

催 means “hold an event; urge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: もよお(す) (moyoosu). You'll see it in words such as 催し (moyooshi, “event; festivities”).

- Meaning: hold an event; urge
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: もよお(す) (moyoosu)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 1

## How to remember 催

Parts: 亻 person · 山 mountain · 隹 bird

## Words with 催

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 催し | もよおし (moyooshi) | event; festivities |
| 催す | もよおす (moyoosu) | to hold; to give |

## More in the “Society 1” set

[派](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faction/) · [衆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-masses/) · [催](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-an-event/) · [籍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/register/) · [祉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/welfare/) · [閥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clique/) · [倫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ethics/) · [勲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/medal-of-merit/)

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