Kanji1 / 8
事 kanji
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ジズ
Kun readings
ことつかうつかえる
Variant forms
亊叓Words with 事
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —小事は大事a small leak can sink a great ship
- —紀事本末体topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
- —対日理事会Allied Council for Japan
- —関連当事者connected person; related parties
- —事業仕分けprogram review; budget screening; review and prioritization of government programs
- —一事が万事seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
- —探偵事務所detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
- —ソンミ事件My Lai Massacre (1968); Son My Massacre
- —最優先事項matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
- —刑事ドラマpolice drama (television); detective drama
- —貸し事務所office for rent; office to let
- —事前予約要advance reservation required
- —訴訟当事者litigant; litigator
- —閣僚理事会ministerial council; council of ministers
- —食事を摂るto have a meal; to take a meal
- —大人の事情certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; adult matters
- —最悪の事態worst; worst-case (scenario)
- —個人事業主one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
- —個人事業者sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
- —個人事業税sole proprietorship tax