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事

Matter, Affair
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジ、ズ
Kun readingこと
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3Level 9

Verbs with «事»

従事する仕事する

Meanings

  1. matter, Affair
  2. business
  3. fact
  4. matterRtK
    事実上の総責任者。He is the general manager as a matter of practice.wiki
  5. possibly
    彼は大事な犬をとうてい手放すことはできなかった。He couldn't possibly part with his beloved dog.tatoeba
  6. reason
  7. thing
  1. incident
  2. occurrence
  3. event

Synonyms

理

Homonyms

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Same reading (こと)
琴 · koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)古都 · ancient city

Popular Usage

仕事火事事故食事大事返事用事事務所家事記事刑事事件

Radicals and components

Radical亅hook
Components
How it's built
事
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · ceiling (冖) · mouth (口) · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1240

Compound words

仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business
火事かじ
fire; conflagration
事故じこ
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
食事しょくじ
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
大事だいじ
important; serious; crucial; valuable; precious
返事へんじ
reply; answer; response
用事ようじ
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
事務所じむしょ
office
家事かじ
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
記事きじ
article; news story; report; account
刑事けいじ
(police) detective; criminal matter
事件じけん
event; affair; incident; case; plot
事実じじつ
fact; truth; reality
事情じじょう
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
事務じむ
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
事態じたい
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
工事こうじ
construction work
行事ぎょうじ
event; function
炊事すいじ
cooking; kitchen work
従事するじゅうじする
to engag
軍事ぐんじ
military affairs
検事けんじ
public prosecutor
議事堂ぎじどう
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament
お大事におだいじに
take care of yourself; get well soon

On Reading Examples

彼は膝の怪我のため、大事をとってトーナメントには出場しないことにした。だいじ
He decided to play it safe and pull out of the tournament due to his injured knee.tatoeba
彼は私たちにとって大事な人だ。だいじ
He is precious to us.tatoeba
彼は奥さんを大事にすべきだ。だいじ
He ought to take good care of his wife.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。こと
He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。
He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba
彼は法律事務所に６年勤務していた。
He had worked for the law firm for six years.tatoeba
彼は法律を生涯の仕事に選んだ。
He made law his life career.tatoeba
彼は返事に困った。
He was at a loss for an answer.tatoeba
JR福知山線脱線事故
JR Fukuchiyama Line Derailing accidentwiki
5月中3回の墜落事故。
There were three plane crashes during May.wiki
修学院離宮事務所
Shugakuin Imperial Villa Officewiki
日本銀行豊原事務所
Bank of Japan Toyohara Officewiki
大阪酒屋会議事件
The incident of the Osaka sake breweries conferencewiki
有栖川宮詐欺事件
The Arisugawa no miya fraud incidentwiki
事実上存在しない。
The views of the anti-imperial family virtually did not exist.wiki
成立事情と説話の背景
Completion of the book and background of anecdotes.wiki
のちに家計の事情で中退した。
Later he was forced to drop out as his family was impoverished.wiki
事態はさらに混乱した。
The situation fell into a further state of confusion.wiki
事態はいったんおさまった。
The situation was once settled.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Matter, event. A hand holding a flag on a pole — an occupation, a task.Also known as “Occurrence”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 事

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step