事 — kanji meaning “matter”
事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
- Meanings
- matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)、ズ (zu)
- Kun'yomi
- こと、つか.う、つか.える
- Name readings
- ろ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #18 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 6
- Chinese reading
- shì — Chinese character page
Words with 事
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 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 |
| 大事 | だいじ daiji | important; serious; crucial |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 事態 | じたい jitai | situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances |
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances; conditions; situation |
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