Illustration: At a neighborhood association meeting in a community room, six residents sit around joined tables. The chairperson sits where everyone can see them and extends an open hand toward a resident who is beginning to speak.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

司し会かい

shikai

to chair a meeting, to host

Example sentences

  1. その会議かいぎは森首相もりしゅしょうが司会しかいをした。

    The conference was presided over by Mr Mori.

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  2. 盛田教授もりたきょうじゅは化学学会かがくがっかいで司会しかいを務つとめた。

    Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.

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  3. 設営せつえい、司会しかい、進行しんこうには専門知識せんもんちしきが必要ひつようであり、技能者ぎのうしゃとしての技量ぎりょうが発揮はっきされると、よい葬儀そうぎが行おこなわれることであろう。

    Some expertise is required to set up, preside over, and proceed with a funeral, and so if one’s ability as an expert is displayed, a good funeral can be conducted.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 司会

  • 司director; officialOnシKunつかさどる
  • 会meet; gatherOnカイ・エKunあう・あわせる・あつまる

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