件けん名めい

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Meanings

1

General term for the subject or title of a document, matter, or case. Often used in formal or business contexts.

会かい議ぎの件けん名めいを事じ前ぜんに知しらせてください。
Please let me know the subject of the meeting in advance.

2

subject (of an email); subject line

Specifically the subject line of an email. Very common in digital communication.

メールの件けん名めいを忘わすれずに入にゅう力りょくしてください。
Please don't forget to enter the email subject.

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Usage patterns

件けん名めいを入にゅう力りょくするto enter a subject line
メールを送おくる前まえに件けん名めいを入にゅう力りょくしてください。
Please enter a subject line before sending the email.
件けん名めいをつけるto give something a subject/title
この報ほう告こく書しょにわかりやすい件けん名めいをつけた。
I gave this report a clear title.
件けん名めいで検けん索さくするto search by subject
古ふるいメールを件けん名めいで検けん索さくした。
I searched for the old email by its subject line.
件けん名めいに〈事こと〉と書かくto write something in the subject line
件けん名めいに「会かい議ぎの件けん」と書かいてください。
Please write "About the meeting" in the subject line.

Kanji

件affair, case, matter
名name, noted, distinguished

Related words

題だい名めいN2sense 1
題名 usually names a creative work like a book or movie, while 件名 is the label for a business document, case, or email subject.
表ひょう題だい sense 1
表題 is a formal, often academic term for a document's title, whereas 件名 is the everyday word used in business correspondence and email.
タイトルN2sense 1
タイトル is a casual loanword for a title used broadly (movies, articles, files), while 件名 specifically labels a case, document, or email subject.

Don't confuse with

件けん数すう sense 1
件数 means the number of cases or items, while 件名 means the subject or title of a case or email; learners often mix these up because both start with 件.

Word family

条じょう件けん名めい
condition name

Etymology

Compound of 件 (けん, 'matter, case') and 名 (めい, 'name'). The meaning 'subject of an email' is a modern extension of the general sense.