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家事

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

家事 — “housework, household chores”

家事 (read かじ) means housework, household chores. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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かじ

Meaning

housework, household chores

家事 in a sentence

母ははは家事かじで忙いそがしい。

My mother is busy with housework.

The kanji in 家事

家house; family
事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 家事

家いえ— house, home
家族かぞく— family, members of a family
家庭かてい— home; family
〜家〜か— expert, -ist, -er (suffix)
家内かない— (one's own) wife
一家いっか— family, household
大家おおや— landlord, landlady
家具かぐ— furniture

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