Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: くだん · Meanings: affair, case, item, matter
Kanji for affair, case, item, matter
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件 is formed from 亻, meaning “person,” on the left, and 牛, meaning “cow,” on the right. In the past, cows were counted individually and treated as separate matters of concern. When combined with the person element, the character came to represent individual matters or cases that people deal with. From this idea, 件 came to mean matter, case, item, or incident.
件 shows an individual matter involving people, meaning a case or item.
件 is used when talking about one specific matter or case. It refers to things counted or handled one by one. Remember 件 as a single issue or item being dealt with.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 件 | けん | matter, affair, case, item, subject | common Noun, Counter |
| 件 | くだん | the aforementioned, the said, (man, incident, etc.) in question, the above-mentioned, the aforesaid | JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 件 | くだり | passage, paragraph | Noun |
| 件数 | けんすう | number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc. | common Noun |
| 件名 | けんめい | subject, title | Noun |
| 件の如し | くだんのごとし | the above is hereby affirmed, such is the purpose of this document | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |