事 — matter, thing, fact

こと事 matter

U+4E8B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #18 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1240 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

matter
thing
fact
business
reason
possibly

word

こと koto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

事(こと) koto thing 出(で) 来(き) 事(ごと) dekigoto event 見(み) 事(ごと) migoto splendid 物(もの) 事(ごと) monogoto things 事(こと) 柄(がら) kotogara matter 何(なに) 事(ごと) nanigoto what

じ ji On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

記(き) 事(じ) kiji article 事(じ) 業(ぎょう) jigyou business 事(じ) 件(けん) jiken incident 事(じ) 実(じつ) jijitsu fact 事(じ) 務(む) jimu office work 大(だい) 事(じ) daiji important 事(じ) 故(こ) jiko accident 事(じ) 情(じょう) jijou circumstances 事(じ) 務(む) 所(しょ) jimusho office 理(り) 事(じ) riji director 事(じ) 態(たい) jitai situation 工(こう) 事(じ) kouji construction 事(じ) 項(こう) jikou matter 事(じ) 例(れい) jirei example 軍(ぐん) 事(じ) gunji military affairs 無(ぶ) 事(じ) buji safe 返(へん) 事(じ) henji reply 事(じ) 前(ぜん) jizen prior 知(ち) 事(じ) chiji governor (of a prefecture) 刑(けい) 事(じ) keiji criminal case 当(とう) 事(じ) 者(しゃ) toujisha person concerned 人(じん) 事(じ) jinji personnel 行(ぎょう) 事(じ) gyouji event 民(みん) 事(じ) minji civil affairs 幹(かん) 事(じ) kanji organizer 従(じゅう) 事(じ) juuji engaging in 議(ぎ) 事(じ) giji proceedings 家(か) 事(じ) kaji housework 時(じ) 事(じ) jiji current events 用(よう) 事(じ) youji errand

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

仕(し) 事(ごと) shigoto work 食(しょく) 事(じ) shokuji meal

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

仕(し) 事(ごと) shigoto work 食(しょく) 事(じ) shokuji meal

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Meanings

word

こと koto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

じ ji On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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