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事

こと

thing, incident

Mnemonic

You keep all sorts of things in your coat こと. Money, keys, change, a rubber duck. What is a rubber duck doing in your coat? That is not an object any more, that is an incident: こと.

Worth knowing

物 is a thing you can hold; 事 is a thing that occurs.

Built from

thing, matter
A hand gripping a banner, an affair being conducted, not an object.

Words sharing these kanji

work, job important, precious fact, truth safely, peacefully affair, case reply meal, dinner circumstances, conditions situation, state of affairs splendid, admirable occurrence, incident things to do, errand, business

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