ไผš

JLPT N4

Meet, meeting, association, society

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ซใ‚ค (kai)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ‚(ใ†) (a(u))
to meet

Vocabulary

ไผšใ†
ใ‚ใ†
to meet
ไผš็คพ
ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒ
company
ไผš่ญฐ
ใ‹ใ„ใŽ
meeting
ๅ”ไผš
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„
association
็คพไผš
ใ—ใ‚ƒใ‹ใ„
society

Example Sentences

ๅ‹้”ใซไผšใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใซ ใ‚ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I met a friend.
ไผš็คพใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒ ใง ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใฆ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I work at a company.
ๅˆๅพŒใซไผš่ญฐใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ”ใ” ใซ ใ‹ใ„ใŽ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
There is a meeting in the afternoon.
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžๆ•™่‚ฒๅ”ไผšใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใซใปใ‚“ใ” ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ„ใ ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„ ใซ ใฏใ„ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I am a member of the Japanese Language Education Association.
็คพไผšใฎใƒซใƒผใƒซใ‚’ๅญฆใณใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ—ใ‚ƒใ‹ใ„ ใฎ ใƒซใƒผใƒซ ใ‚’ ใพใชใณใพใ™ใ€‚
I learn the rules of society.

Cultural Note

๐Ÿค ไผš (meeting, society) has a strong cultural resonance in Japan:
1. Social Importance:
o Meetings and gatherings are central to Japanese culture โ€” whether for business (ไผš่ญฐ), clubs (ๅ”ไผš), or community events.
o The kanji reflects the value placed on collective harmony and organized social interaction.
2. Business & Work Culture:
o ไผš็คพ (company) and ไผš่ญฐ (meeting) are ubiquitous, showing the connection between people, communication, and organized space.
3. Names & Idioms:
o Many kanji compounds with ไผš involve interaction or society, e.g., ๅคงไผš (ใŸใ„ใ‹ใ„, large meeting / convention), ็คพไผš (society).