件

matter, case

JLPT N3 Grade 5 6 strokes

Kun'yomi: くだん
On'yomi: ケン
Radical: 人 · person (human being)

件 means "matter, case". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 6 strokes. It is read くだん in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

件 in example sentences

ご用件ようけんは？

Go youken wa?

May I help you?
この件けんは終おわった。

Kono ken wa owatta.

This matter is closed.
その件けんは私わたしに任まかせて。

Sono ken wa watashi ni makasete.

Leave the matter to me.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 件

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Common questions

What does the kanji 件 mean?: 件 means "matter, case". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 件 have?: 件 is written in 6 strokes.
How is 件 read?: It is read くだん in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 件?: 件 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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