Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 8

事

Meaning in English

matter, thing, fact

Readings

Onyomi: ジ, ズ Kunyomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える Romaji: ji, zu / koto, tsuka.u, tsuka.eru

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事

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese matéria, coisa, fato

Spanish asunto, cosa, hecho

Korean 문제, 사물, 사실

French matière, chose, fait

Italian materia, cosa, fatto

German Angelegenheit, Sache, Tatsache

Indonesian masalah, hal, fakta

★ Vietnamese vấn đề, sự việc, sự thật

Thai เรื่อง, สิ่งของ, ข้อเท็จจริง

Related kanji

N3 争 sou / araso.u, ika.deka contend, dispute, argue N3 予 yo, sha / arakaji.me beforehand, previous, myself N2 了 ryou complete, finish, achevé

Words with this kanji

N4 用事 youji errand, business, task N4 事務所 jimusho office, agency N4 事 koto thing, matter, fact, event N4 事故 jiko accident, incident N4 火事 kaji fire, conflagration N4 返事 henji reply, answer, response N4 食事 shokuji meal, dining, food N4 大事 daiji important, valuable, serious matter N5 仕事 shigoto work, job

Sentences with this kanji

N2 前の仕事に比べて今の職場はかなり働きやすい Mae no shigoto ni kurabete ima no shokuba wa kanari hatarakiyasui Compared to my previous job this workplace is much easier to work at N4 この仕事は私にとって大きな経験になると思う Kono shigoto wa watashi ni totte ookina keiken ni naru to omou This job will be a great experience for me N1 このまま放置すると大きな事故になる恐れがある Kono mama houchi suru to ookina jiko ni naru osore ga aru If left like this it may cause a major accident N3 この出来事をきっかけに考え方が変わった Kono dekigoto o kikkake ni kangaekata ga kawatta This event changed my thinking N4 新しい仕事を始めるにあたって準備が必要だ Atarashii shigoto o hajimeru ni atatte junbi ga hitsuyou da Preparation needed starting new job N5 今食事しているところです。 Ima shokuji shite iru tokoro desu. I am eating now. N5 今仕事が終わったところです。 Ima shigoto ga owatta tokoro desu. I just finished work now. N5 事故のため電車が遅れました。 Jiko no tame densha ga okuremashita. The train was delayed because of an accident. N4 新しい仕事を探そうと思っています。 Atarashii shigoto o sagasou to omotteimasu. I am thinking of looking for a new job.