事 Kanji – matter
The Japanese kanji 事 can mean matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly.
Meaning and Readings
How is 事 read?
事 has the onyomi readings ジ, ズ and the kunyomi readings こと, つかう, つかえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ji, zu, koto, tsukau, tsukaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 事
These common Japanese words contain 事. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お大事に（おだいじに） — take care of yourself, get well soon
- 事がある（ことがある） — (for something) to have occurred, to have done (something)
- 事になる（ことになる） — to have been decided (so) that, to have been arranged (so) that
- 事によって（ことによって） — via, through, by doing, by means of, using
- 悪事（あくじ） — evil deed, wrongdoing, crime, vice
- 何事（なにごと） — what, what sort of thing
- 家事（かじ） — housework, domestic chores
- 火事（かじ） — fire, conflagration
- 幹事（かんじ） — executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
- 関心事（かんしんじ） — matter of concern, matter of interest