催もよおす

もよおす moyoosu

to hold (a meeting)
to give (a dinner)
to feel
to show signs of
to develop symptoms of

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

举办；感到

Examples

Furigana

彼かれは勉べん強きょうを始はじめるとどうして眠ねむ気けを催もよおすのだろうか。
Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?
为什么他一开始学习就会感到困？
Tatoeba #100117
会かいは来らい週しゅうの月げつ曜よう日びに催もよおされます。
The meeting will take place next Monday.
会议将于下周一举行。
Tatoeba #185429

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a86e81be17'); // 催す

{
  "id": "a86e81be17",
  "word": "催す",
  "reading": "もよおす",
  "romaji": "moyoosu",
  "meanings": [
    "to hold (a meeting)",
    "to give (a dinner)",
    "to feel",
    "to show signs of",
    "to develop symptoms of"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1292160,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は勉強を始めるとどうして眠気を催すのだろうか。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{勉強|べんきょう}を{始|はじ}めるとどうして{眠気|ねむけ}を{催|もよお}すのだろうか。",
      "en": "Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?",
      "tatoeba_id": 100117
    },
    {
      "ja": "会は来週の月曜日に催されます。",
      "furigana": "{会|かい}は{来週|らいしゅう}の{月曜日|げつようび}に{催|もよお}されます。",
      "en": "The meeting will take place next Monday.",
      "tatoeba_id": 185429
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ab35b9eeeaea5e8bc38fc98aaca9d115f3eacd238894897bd026b735fb23e156",
    "meanings": [
      "举办",
      "感到"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は勉強を始めるとどうして眠気を催すのだろうか。",
        "zh": "为什么他一开始学习就会感到困？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "会は来週の月曜日に催されます。",
        "zh": "会议将于下周一举行。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/a86e81be17",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1292160; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6d8baba684eef10fb1218926401e10d7cf361a3ee8ea225f70f157089de31416"
  }
}