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事
thing · matter · event · affair · business
N4On: じKun: こと
Memory Aid
The top part of this kanji looks like a hand holding a writing brush, and the bottom resembles a mouth or a platform. Imagine someone reporting on an important 'matter' or 'affair' using a brush and speaking about it.
'JI' — GEE, this is an important matter!
Vocabulary
用事ようじerrand, business
食事しょくじmeal
事実じじつfact, truth
物事ものごとthings, matters
出来事できごとincident, event
Example Sentences
それは大変な事です。
That is a serious matter.
一緒に食事に行きませんか？
Would you like to go for a meal together?
今日は用事があるので早く帰ります。
I have an errand today, so I'll go home early.
その事実は本当ですか？
Is that fact true?