催し|もよおしmoyooshi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounevent; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)
    今日きょうの催もよおしのチケットはありますか。↗
    Do you have any tickets for today's performance?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym催し物もよおしものNeutralBasically interchangeable with 「催し」 but more concrete: the actual shows, exhibitions and events put on, as in 「催し物会場」.
  • Synonym行事ぎょうじNeutralCeremonies and events held on a set date, e.g. 「学校行事」「記念行事」; 「催し」 stresses gatherings and shows that draw a crowd.

Use 「催し」 for events and gatherings that bring people together, as in 「各種の催し」. For concrete programs and exhibitions say 「催し物」, for regular scheduled events 「行事」; colloquially 「イベント」 is common.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 計画けいかく。企くわだて。
  2. 人ひとを集あつめて会合かいごう・興行こうぎょうなどを開ひらくこと。また、その会合かいごう・興行こうぎょう。
  3. 「もよおす」の連用形れんようけい。
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