事

Meaning

事 centers on an abstract unit of concern: a matter, thing, or fact. It extends naturally to business (a specific matter) and reason (the matter behind something), while 'possibly' reflects its use in uncertain or conditional expressions.

• 事こと
  N5

  thing; matter

• 仕事しごと
  N5

  work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment

• 事件じけん
  N3

  event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

• 記事きじ
  N3

  article; news story; report; account

• 大事だいじ
  N4

  important; serious; crucial

• 事故じこ
  N4

  accident; incident; trouble

• 事業じぎょう
  N1

  business; enterprise; venture; (commercial) activity; (business) operation; industry

• 事実じじつ
  N3

  fact; truth; reality

• 食事しょくじ
  N5

  meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)

• 事務所じむしょ
  N5

  office

• 工事こうじ
  N3

  construction work

• 無事ぶじ
  N3

  safety; security; peace; quiet

• 刑事けいじ
  N3

  (police) detective

• 事前じぜん
  N2

  prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

• 事態じたい
  N2

  situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

• 事情じじょう
  N3

  circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

• 事務じむ
  N3

  office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

• 見事みごと
  N3

  splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable

• 軍事ぐんじ
  N1

  military affairs

• 出来事できごと
  N3

  occurrence; happening; incident; event

• 返事へんじ
  N4

  reply; answer; response

• 人事じんじ
  N2

  personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

• 人事ひとごと

  other people's affairs; someone else's problem

• 理事りじ
  N1

  director; trustee

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