No. 22 in Japanese
会
"会" means "meeting," "gathering," or "association."
In a sentence
彼は会議に行った。
He went to the meeting.
In this sentence, '会' is part of '会議', which means 'meeting' or 'conference', representing an event happening where people gather.
来週の同窓会に参加します。
I will attend the alumni gathering next week.
Here, '会' is used in '同窓会', referring to a gathering or meeting, in this case, of alumni.
私は彼と会った。
I met him.
Here, '会' is part of the verb '会う', which means 'to meet', showing the act of meeting another person.
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