イベント

also: イヴェント · エベント

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

A planned occasion such as a concert, festival, sports meet, or promotional gathering. Used broadly like English 'event'.

イベントを開かい催さいするto hold an event
来らい月げつ、駅えき前まえで大おおきなイベントを開かい催さいする予よ定ていです。
We're planning to hold a big event in front of the station next month.
イベントに参さん加かするto take part in an event
初はじめてボランティアのイベントに参さん加かした。
I took part in a volunteer event for the first time.
イベントを企き画かくするto plan/organize an event
彼かの女じょは地ち域いきのイベントを企き画かくするのが得とく意いだ。
She's good at planning local events.
イベントが行おこなわれるfor an event to be held/take place
毎まい年とし夏なつにこの公こう園えんで音おん楽がくイベントが行おこなわれる。
A music event takes place in this park every summer.

行ぎょう事じN3
行事 refers to traditional or institutional events like ceremonies and school functions, while イベント is a broader, modern loanword covering any planned happening such as concerts or promotions.
催もよおしN2
催し is a native Japanese word for an organized function and sounds slightly more formal or literary than the casual loanword イベント.
ビッグイベント
イベント is the neutral, general word for any event, while ビッグイベント stresses that the event is large-scale, important, or heavily publicized.
イベ
イベント is the full, neutral word for 'event', while イベ is a casual clipped form used mainly in speech and online chat.
フェスティバル
イベント is a general word for any organized event, while フェスティバル specifically implies a large, often themed cultural or artistic gathering.

回かいN4
The neutral counter for occurrences: how many times something happens.
件けんN2
For matters, cases, and incidents — requests, accidents, inquiries (お問い合わせ1件).

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イベントUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'event'.
イヴェントUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant reflecting an alternative transliteration of 'event'.
エベントUsage<1%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; an older or less common transliteration.

Loanword from English 'event'.