A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 6 strokes

Affair ; Case ; Matter ; Item

Readings on: ケン
Kun readings: くだん

事件じけん — incident

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 事件じけん — event; case; incident Word card → Source
• 条件じょうけん — conditions; terms (contract) Word card → Source
• 用件ようけん — case Source
• 案件あんけん — subject of the discussion; topic Source
• 要件ようけん — important case; necessity Source