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他動詞

1

（＝開く）to hold （a meeting）; to give （a dinner）

用例

• その会はいつ催すのか
  When is the meeting to be held?―take place?

• 宴会を催す
  to hold a banquet―give a dinner
• 当日は例年の通り運動会を催す
  The annual athletic meet is held on the day.
• 学校では来週遠足会を催すそうだ
  The school is said to be planning an excursion-party for next week.

2

（＝感ずる）to feel

用例

• 眠気を催す
  to feel sleepy―feel drowsy

• うとうと眠気を催してきた
  A drowsy feeling stole over me.
• 吐き気を催す
  to feel nausea―feel queasy―feel sick―heave the gorge
• 嘔吐を催す
  to be nauseated―be disgusted
• 見ると嘔吐を催す
  The sight is nauseating―disgusting―sickening―My gorge rises at the sight―My stomach turns at the sight.
• 哀れを催す
  to be moved with pity―be touched with compassion
• 涙を催す
  to be moved to tears
• 便通を催す
  to have necessity of nature
• にわかに便通を催す
  to be taken short

3

（＝降りそう）to look like （rain）

• 雨を催してきた
  It looks like rain
  It threatens to rain.

自動詞

（＝兆す）to show signs of （a storm）; to develop the symptoms of （a disease）

用例

• 嵐が催している
  There is a storm brewing.

• 暴風雨が三日前から催している
  The sky has been showing signs of a storm for three days
  The storm has been brewing for three days.
• この病は一年前から催している
  I have had symptoms of this disease for a year.
• 陽気の悪いために持病のリウマチが催してきた
  The bad weather has brought on an attack of rheumatism.
• 寒気が催してきた
  It is getting colder.