件

matter, case

JLPT N3 Grade 5 6 strokes

Kun'yomi: くだん
On'yomi: ケン
Radical: 人 · person (human being)

件 means "matter, case". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 6 strokes. It is read くだん in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

Stroke order & writing

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件 in example sentences

ご用件ようけんは？
Go youken wa?
May I help you?
この件けんは終おわった。
Kono ken wa owatta.
This matter is closed.
その件けんは私わたしに任まかせて。
Sono ken wa watashi ni makasete.
Leave the matter to me.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 件

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Common questions

What does the kanji 件 mean?: 件 means "matter, case". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 件 have?: 件 is written in 6 strokes.
How is 件 read?: It is read くだん in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 件?: 件 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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