事
thing, affair
JLPT N4 Grade 3 8 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- こと
- On'yomi
- ジ
Stroke order & writing
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Example word
仕事
work
事 in example sentences
おに。 O daiji ni.
Take care.
中。 Ima shokujichuu.
I'm eating.
は？ Shigoto wa dou?
How's work?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 事
- 仕事 work; job
- 大事 important, precious
- 食事 meal
- 事故 accident
- 事務所 office
- 用事 errand, things to do
- 火事 fire (disaster)
- 返事 reply, answer
- お大事に take care, get well soon
- 心配事 worry, concern
- 家事 housework
- 食事療法 dietary therapy
- 記事 article
- 議事録 minutes (of a meeting)
- 連絡事項 matters to convey
- 事実 fact
- 事態 situation, state of things
- 見事 splendid, magnificent
- 知事 prefectural governor
- 当事者 person concerned, party
- 催事 special event (at a store)
- 人事 personnel affairs
- 惨事 catastrophe, disaster
事 means "thing, affair". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read こと in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
Common questions
- What does the kanji 事 mean?
- 事 means "thing, affair". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
- How many strokes does 事 have?
- 事 is written in 8 strokes.
- How is 事 read?
- It is read こと in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 事?
- 事 is a JLPT N4 kanji.