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事

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

事 — “thing, matter, affair”

事 (read こと) means thing, matter, affair. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こと

Meaning

thing, matter, affair

事 in a sentence

大事だいじな事ことを話しはなしたいです。

I want to talk about something important.

The kanji in 事

事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 事

仕事しごと— work, job, occupation, employment
食事するしょくじする— to have a meal, to dine
大事だいじ— important, valuable, precious
無事にぶじに— safely, without incident
お大事におだいじに— take care (of yourself), get well soon
返事へんじ— reply, answer, response
用事ようじ— errand, business, task
記事きじ— article (news)

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