カイ, エ, あ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まる, あい

meet, party, association, interview, join

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

The relevant seal inscription form is a variant form of # (reduce) + (pile → mass) → mass gathering that reduces/eliminates space → *meet*; *assemble* → (conduct an) *interview*.

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