Kanji

事

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JLPT N4Jōyō · grade 3freq #188 strokes

Meanings

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

ES: cosa, hecho, asunto, acción

On
ジ、ズ
Kun
こと、つか.う、つか.える

Common words

  • 仕事しごとwork, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment
  • 火事かじfire, conflagration
  • 事故じこaccident, incident, trouble
  • 食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
  • 大事だいじimportant, serious, crucial
  • 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

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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