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Kanji 事: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 事: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Key takeaways

Kanji 事: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

matterthingfactbusinessreasonpossibly

On reading

Kun reading

ことつか.うつか.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 事

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

口 + ⺕ + 亅

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Visualize using your mouth (口) to give instructions for hanging a pig's head (⺕) on a hook (亅) during a ceremony. It represents a 'matter', 'task', or 'incident' that requires attention and action.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • お大事におだいじに

    take care / get well soon

  • 議事堂ぎじどう

    parliament building

  • 旧事くじ

    past events / bygone matters

  • 軍事ぐんじ

    military affairs / defense matters

  • 検事けんじ

    public prosecutor

  • 些事さじ

    small matter / trivial thing / trifle

  • 事業じぎょう

    business / project / enterprise

  • 事項じこう

    matter / item / fact

Kun reading

こと
  • 事柄ことがら

    matter / thing / affair

  • 事によるとことによると

    depending on the situation

  • こと

    thing / matter / fact / situation

Commonly used words

  • お大事に
    おだいじに

    take care / get well soon

  • 議事堂
    ぎじどう

    parliament building

  • 旧事
    くじ

    past events / bygone matters

  • 軍事
    ぐんじ

    military affairs / defense matters

  • 検事
    けんじ

    public prosecutor

  • 些事
    さじ

    small matter / trivial thing / trifle

  • 事柄
    ことがら

    matter / thing / affair

  • 事によると
    ことによると

    depending on the situation

  • こと

    thing / matter / fact / situation

Example sentences

Example 1

それは大な話です。

Translation

That is an important matter.

Example 2

に扱ってください。

Translation

Please handle it carefully.

Example 3

風邪をひいたら、お大に。

Translation

If you catch a cold, take care.

Example 4

病院に行くなら、お大にね。

Translation

If you go to the hospital, take care.

Kanji 事: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly | Daily Nihongo