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事

Kanji 事: meaning "matter, thing", readings, stroke order

The kanji 事 means "matter, thing". On'yomi: ジ、ズ; kun'yomi: こと. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
matter, thing
On'yomi
ジズ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
こと
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 事

  • 仕事 しごと — Work / job
  • 大事 だいじ — important, valuable, serious matter
  • 用事 ようじ — business to take care of; tasks; errands
  • 事務所 じむしょ — office
  • 事 こと — thing(s), matter(s), fact
  • 火事 かじ — fire
  • 返事 へんじ — reply, answer
  • 食事する しょくじする — meal
  • 事故 じこ — Accident
  • 事件 じけん — event, affair, incident
  • 事実 じじつ — fact, truth, reality
  • 事情 じじょう — circumstances, situation, reasons

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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