noun

  1. event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
事件 じけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

matter, thing, fact
ジ こと ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
affair, case, matter
ケン くだん (5th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)