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N4 Kanji 29: 事
Meaning of kanji 事:

In Japanese, 事 means “thing”.
How to read kanji 事:
Kunyomi | こと |
Onyomi | じ |
How to write kanji 事:

Origin of kanji 事:

The original meaning of 事 is “recorder”.
As a recorder, you need to record lots of things.
So 事 stands for “thing” now.

Development of kanji 事:

Vocabulary containing kanji 事:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
事 | こと | thing |
仕事 | しごと | job; work |
食事 | しょくじ | meal |
大事 | だいじ | important |
返事 | へんじ | reply |
事故 | じこ | accident |
用事 | ようじ | stuff to do |
火事 | かじ | fire |
事件 | じけん | case |
事実 | じじつ | fact |
事業 | じぎょう | business |
事務 | じむ | office work |
事情 | じじょう | circumstances |
記事 | きじ | article |
事態 | じたい | situation |
見事 | みごと | splendid |
出来事 | できごと | event |
工事 | こうじ | construction |
刑事 | けいじ | detective |
事項 | じこう | matter |
軍事 | ぐんじ | military |
事例 | じれい | case |
無事 | ぶじ | safely |
何事 | なにごと | what |
事前 | じぜん | in advance |
人事 | じんじ | human resources |
理事 | りじ | director |
物事 | ものごと | things |
行事 | ぎょうじ | event |
知事 | ちじ | governor |
家事 | かじ | housework |
事柄 | ことがら | matter |
当事 | とうじ | incident |
従事 | じゅうじ | engagement |
検事 | けんじ | prosecutor |
事象 | じしょう | event |
幹事 | かんじ | secretary |
事変 | じへん | incident |
他人事 | たにんごと | other personnel |
議事 | ぎじ | proceedings |
民事 | みんじ | civil affairs |
事典 | じてん | encyclopedia |
惨事 | さんじ | disaster |
揉め事 | もめごと | trouble |
願い事 | ねがいごと | wish |
執事 | しつじ | butler |
考え事 | かんがえごと | thinking |
悩み事 | なやみごと | trouble |
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