事 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「亅」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「亅」
- On
- ジ・ズ
- Kun
- こと
- Meaning
- thing, matter, affair
Origin
A picture of a hand holding a tool (a banner) to do work; it came to mean things and affairs.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジ | 事物・無事・師事 |
|---|---|
| ズ | 好事家 |
| こと | 事・仕事・出来事 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 食事しょくじ
a meal
- 用事ようじ
errand, business
Example
大事な ことを 話す。
I talk about an important matter.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)