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How to say 'Incident' in Japanese | 事件

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The Japanese word for Incident is 'Jiken', written as 事件 in Japanese.'Incident' in hiragana is じけん.

    word

    事件

    Meaning

    Incident

    Reading

    じけん

    jiken

    Kanji

    Thing Matter, Affair

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '事件 (じけん)' refers to an 'incident' or 'event', often implying something noteworthy, unusual, or involving trouble, such as a crime or accident. It is commonly used in news reports, discussions about legal matters, or everyday conversations to describe significant occurrences. For example: The police are investigating the incident「警察は事件を調査しています」(けいさつはじけんをちょうさしています). This incident shocked everyone「この事件は皆を驚かせた」(このじけんはみんなをおどろかせた). The word can also be used in a broader sense to describe any notable event, but it often carries a connotation of seriousness or disruption.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    344

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 事件

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Thing

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Matter, Affair

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'Jiken' means 'Incident' .

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