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δ»Ά

Matter, Case

くだん (kudan)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

δ»Ά is widely used as a counter for incidents and matters. You'll often see it in words like δΊ‹δ»Ά (incident), 村仢 (condition), and 用仢 (business or errand).

Memory Trick

Imagine a detective organizing many case files on a desk. Every file is one 'case' or 'matter'β€”that's δ»Ά.

Readings

Onyomi: ケン (ken)

Kunyomi: くだん (kudan)

Example Words

δΊ‹δ»Ά
γ˜γ‘γ‚“ (jiken)
Incident
村仢
γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ‘γ‚“ (jouken)
Condition
用仢
γ‚ˆγ†γ‘γ‚“ (youken)
Business, errand
摈仢
あんけん (anken)
Matter, project

Example Sentence

今ζ—₯は倧事γͺη”¨δ»ΆγŒγ‚γ‚ŠγΎγ™γ€‚

きょう は γ γ„γ˜γͺ γ‚ˆγ†γ‘γ‚“ が γ‚γ‚ŠγΎγ™γ€‚

kyou wa daijina youken ga arimasu

I have important business today.

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