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件
Matter, Case
くだん (kudan)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
You'll often see expressions such as 1件、2件、3件 in Japanese news and official reports. Here, 件 works as a counter for individual cases, incidents, requests, or matters. For example, a report might say there were 50 complaints or several police cases. English usually changes the noun—“50 complaints,” “three cases,” “ten requests”—but Japanese can neatly use 件 to count them. It's almost like having a universal little box labeled “ONE MATTER” that you can keep adding to.
Memory Trick
“Recently, we got a CASE where a person(亻) was hit by a cow(牛).”
Readings
Onyomi: ケン (ken)
Kunyomi: くだん (kudan)
Example Words
事件
じけん (jiken)
Incident
条件
じょうけん (jouken)
Condition
用件
ようけん (youken)
Business, errand
案件
あんけん (anken)
Matter, project
Example Sentence
今日は大事な用件があります。
きょう は だいじな ようけん が あります。
kyou wa daijina youken ga arimasu
I have important business today.