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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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