JLPT N3 · Noun

事件 (jiken)

事件 (じけん, jiken) is a Japanese noun meaning “event; affair”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じけん
Romaji: jiken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

event; affair; incident; case; plot · noun

Example sentences

この事件に手を貸してください。

Give me a hand with this case.

Tatoeba #221665

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 事件

matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

affair, case, matterケン・くだん · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 事件.

仕事しごとwork事ことthing大事だいじimportant用事ようじbusiness事故じこaccident火事かじfire返事へんじreply食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)事務所じむしょoffice事実じじつfact事情じじょうcircumstances家事かじhousework記事きじarticle刑事けいじ(police) detective

Source: JMdict entry 1313830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.