“Event” or “Thing” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “事”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “事” means “Matter”, “Affair” or “Incident” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “事”
Jouyou Kanji “事” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じ(ji) |
| ず(zu) | |
| Kun-Yomi | こと(koto) |
| つか(える)(tsuka(eru)) | |
| Meanings | Thing, Matter, Affair, Event, Accident (etc) |
| Business, Work, Task | |
| Serve, Work for |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “事”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 事柄(ことがら-ko to ga ra) | Matter, Affair, Thing |
| 事宜(じぎ-ji gi) | Fitting thing, State of affair, Situation, Circumstance |
| 事業(じぎょう-ji gyo u) | Business, Enterprise, Commercial activity, Business operation, Social project |
| 事件(じけん-ji ke n) | Event, Happening, Incident |
| 事故(じこ-ji ko) | Accident, Incident, Trouble |
| 事後(じご-ji go) | After the fact (event) |
| 事後承認(じごしょうにん-ji go sho u ni n) | After approval, Retrospective approval, Retrospective approval, Ex post facto approval |
| 事項(じこう-ji ko u) | Matters, Items, Things that are part of the bigger things |
| 事々(じじ-ji ji) | Various things or events, Everything, Every affair, All things |
| 事々物々(じじぶつぶつ-ji ji bu tsu bu tsu) | Everything, Every affair, All things |
| 事実(じじつ-ji ji tsu) | Fact, Truth, Actuality |
| 事象(じしょう-ji sho u) | Phenomenon |
| 事情(じじょう-ji jo u) | Situation, Condition, Reasons, Circumstances |
| 事跡(じせき-ji se ki) | Evidence, Trace, Vestige, Trace of an event |
| 事績(じせき-ji se ki) | Achievement, Feat, Merits, Deeds |
| 事前(じぜん-ji ze n) | Advance, Prior, Beforehand, In advance |
| 事態(じたい-ji ta i) | Situation, State of affairs, Matters |
| 事大(じだい-ji da i) | Subserviency to the stronger, Submission to a stronger power, Flunkeyism |
| 事大主義(じだいしゅぎ-ji da i shu gi) | Worship of the powerful, Toadyism, Flunkeyism |
| 事典(じてん-ji te n) | Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Lexicon |
| 事物(じぶつ-ji bu tsu) | Things, Affairs |
| 事変(じへん-ji he n) | Incident, Accident, Disaster, Uprising |
| 事務(じむ-ji mu) | Office work, Clerical work, Desk work |
| 事由(じゆう-ji yu u) | Reason, Cause, Whys and wherefores, Particulars |
| 事理(じり-ji ri) | Reason of things, Facts, Propriety |
| 事例(じれい-ji re i) | Example, Precedent, Case |
| 火事(かじ-ka ji) | Fire, Conflagration |
| 幹事(かんじ-ka n ji) | Coordinator, Organizer, Person in charge of making arrangements |
| 凶事(きょうじ-kyo u ji) | Calamity, Misfortune |
| 行事(ぎょうじ-gyo u ji) | Affair, Event |
| 兄事(けいじ-ke i ji) | Defer to another as if an older brother |
| 慶事(けいじ-ke i ji) | Happy event, Auspicious event, Matter for congratulation, Joyful occasion |
| 検事(けんじ-ke n ji) | Public prosecutor, Prosecuting attorney |
| 好事(こうじ-ko u ji) | Happy event, Good event, Good news |
| 故事(こじ-ko ji) | ① Historical allusion, Historical fact, Historical event, Ancient event, ② Tradition, Folklore, Legend, Origin |
| 私事(しじ-shi ji) | ① Private affair, Personal matter, ② Personal secret, Privacy |
| 師事(しじ-shi ji) | Studying under, Looking up to, Apprenticing oneself to |
| 執事(しつじ-shi tsu ji) | ① Butler, Steward, House steward, ② Court official |
| 従事(じゅうじ-ju u ji) | Engaging in (work), Pursuing (e.g. studies), Following (a profession), Being involved in |
| 主事(しゅじ-shu ji) | Manager, Director, Superintendent |
| 人事(じんじ-ji n ji) | Personnel affairs, Human affairs, Human resources, HR |
| 人事(ひとごと-hi to go to) | Other people’s affairs, Someone else’s problem |
| 世事(せじ-se ji) | Worldly affairs, Ways of the world |
| 俗事(ぞくじ-zo ku ji) | Worldly affairs, Mundane affairs, Everyday affairs, Everyday business |
| 大事(だいじ-da i ji) | ① Important, Serious, Crucial, ② Valuable, Precious, ③ Serious matter, Major incident, Matter of grave concern, Crisis |
| 大事(おおごと-o o go to) | Serious matter, Major incident, Matter of grave concern, Crisis |
| 知事(ちじ-chi ji) | Prefectural governor |
| 珍事(ちんじ-chi n ji) | Strange incident, Unusual occurrence, Rare event |
| 判事(はんじ-ha n ji) | Judge, Justice, Judiciary |
| 万事(ばんじ-ba n ji) | Everything, All |
| 民事(みんじ-mi n ji) | Civil affairs, Civil case |
| 用事(ようじ-yo u ji) | Errand, Things to do, Engagement, Affairs |
| 理事(りじ-ri ji) | Director, Board member, Trustee |
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