What does kanji 件 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 件 is affair.

How is kanji 件 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 件 are くだん; the onyomi readings are ケン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 件?

Kanji 件 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 件?

The main radical for kanji 件 is 人.

What words use kanji 件?

Example words that use kanji 件 include 件数, 件, 件名, 事件.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

件

Meaning

Kanji 件

affair

affair, case, matter, item

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くだん
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #212
Strokes: 6
Radical: 人
Components: 化 • 牛
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

27 common entries

Showing 27 of 248 entries that include this kanji.

件数

けんすう

number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

件

けん

counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.

件名

けんめい

subject

事件

じけん

event

条件

じょうけん

condition

無条件

むじょうけん

unconditional

用件

ようけん

business

本件

ほんけん

this matter

物件

ぶっけん

property

要件

ようけん

important matter

案件

あんけん

(court) case

労働条件

ろうどうじょうけん

working conditions

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その件はもう解決しました。

That matter has already been resolved.

警察はその件を調べている。

The police are investigating that case.

会議ではその件について話し合った。

We discussed that matter in the meeting.

今日は荷物が三件届いた。

Three packages arrived today.

応募は全部で五件あった。

There were five applications in total.