司会
しかい · shikai · JLPT N2 · noun
host
🎤 司 (manage) + 会 (meeting): the one who manages the meeting, i.e. the host or chairperson
司 means to manage or take charge, and 会 means meeting or gathering. Whoever runs the meeting is the 司会, the host or chair.
会 — 人 person on top + 云 cloud/say below (simplified from 會)
The traditional form 會 showed a lid over a vessel with contents stacked inside, depicting things coming together — hence 'meet, gather, assemble.' From 'gathering' it extended to 'meeting,' then 'understand' (minds meeting) and 'be able to.' The simplified 会 keeps only a schematic top and bottom.