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行事 (ぎょうじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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We went on a field trip as a school event.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 行ぎょう 事じ が 行おこな われる an event is held at 〈場所〉
Various events are held at the school every year.
行ぎょう 事じ に 参さん 加か する to participate in an event
I like participating in community events.
行ぎょう 事じ を 主しゅ 催さい する to host or organize an event
The neighborhood association organized the summer festival event.
行ぎょう 事じ の 準じゅん 備び をする to prepare for an event
The teachers are preparing for the cultural festival event.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Related words イベント is a casual loanword for a modern or commercial event, while 行事 suggests a traditional or institutional occasion.
祭り refers specifically to a festival, often with religious or cultural roots, whereas 行事 is a broader term for any scheduled event.
催し is a slightly formal word for a specific gathering or exhibition, while 行事 more often refers to a recurring or institutional event like a school or company function.
行事 refers to any scheduled event or function, while 式典 specifically denotes a formal ceremony with ritual elements.
Etymology Compound of 行 (gyō, 'go, carry out') and 事 (ji, 'matter, thing'), literally 'things to be carried out'. The reading is on'yomi.
年ねん 中ちゅう 行ぎょう 事じ
annual event; yearly function
regular event; annual event