# 事 action/ incident

十 (ten) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (brush/fork)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

JI | JESUS was involved in a rather painful incident. Perhaps you've heard about it.

## Mnemonic

| The ten radical goes through the mouth radical, so you could say: There was an incident where ten mouths got skewered with forks.

## Kunyomi

こと | this one has a lot of meanings. Usually it means an action, as in 'You did a good thing there,' or 'You did a bad thing.' Sometimes, it means person, though： かれ の こと が きらい! ('I can't stand his koto' means 'I can't stand him!') わたし の こと を おぼえて うれしい!('Thank you for remembering my koto') means 'Thanks for remembering me.') ★★★★★

## Jukugo

用事(ようじ) | errands ★★★★★ 用 (utilize) + 事 (action/ incident) = 用事 (errands) errands, chores, stuff to do. "I'd love to come to see your performance piece, buttttt I've got 用事。”
仕事(しごと) | one's job, one's work. ★★★★★ KUN ON 仕 (work) + 事 (action/ incident) = 仕事 (one's job, one's work. )
食事(しょくじ) する | have a meal. ★★★★★ 食 (eat) + 事 (action/ incident) = 食事 (have a meal.)
事故(じこ) | accident ★★★★☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 事故 (accident) accident - not like you spilled your Coke, but like a traffic accident or a dude getting smeared by a meteorite.
事件(じけん) | incident ★★★☆☆ 事 (action/ incident) + 件 (incident) = 事件 (incident) incident, as in crime or accident. Something you gotta fill out a report if you were a witness.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
事 | action/ incident | MOUTH | 口
書 | write | DAY | 日

Talking is an action you do with your MOUTH,

Writing this book is something I do every damn DAY.

## Synonyms

bye-bye お大事に さよなら 気をつけて いってらっしゃい またね
condition or context 状況 事態 事情 状態 様子 調子 具合
errands 用件 用事 事務
fire 火事 炎 火災 火
get a job 就職する 仕事に就く
great, magnificent 上手 うまい 素敵 立派 素晴らしい 見事
housekeeping, housework 掃除 家事
important, vital 必要 大切 重大 重要 大事
job 仕事 職業 稼業
ordinarily 大分 常に 常事