事
事 — Matter
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On’yomiジ (ji)
On’yomiズ (zu)
Kun’yomiこと (koto)
Kun’yomiつかう (tsukau)
Kun’yomiつかえる (tsukaeru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 事
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幹事 | かんじ kanji | executive secretary; coordinator; organizer |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
Study notes
事 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #18 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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