Japanese symbol for “event”
事件
じけん
Romaji: jiken
event; affair; incident; case
In Japanese, event is 事件, read じけん (jiken).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “event”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行事 | ぎょうじ gyouji | event; function |
| 催し | もよおし moyooshi | event; festivities; function |
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game; match; contest |
| 出来事 | できごと dekigoto | occurrence; happening; incident |
| 事象 | じしょう jishou | event; phenomenon; matter |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 条件 | じょうけん jouken | condition; term; requirement |
| 無条件 | むじょうけん mujouken | unconditional |
| 案件 | あんけん anken | matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue |
See also: Chinese symbol for “event”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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