No. 91 in Japanese
開催
"開催" means "holding" or "hosting" (an event).
In a sentence
来月、この都市で国際会議が開催されます。
Next month, an international conference will be held in this city.
In this sentence, 開催 refers to the act of holding or organizing an event (the international conference).
文化祭は毎年秋に開催される予定です。
The cultural festival is scheduled to be held every autumn.
ここでは、開催は定期的に行われる行事の実施を説明しています。
その主催者が次のスポーツイベントを開催することを決定しました。
The organizer decided to hold the next sports event.
開催 is used here to indicate the organization of a specific event (the sports event).
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