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                            | JLPT Level: |  |  
                            | Kanken Level: |  |  
                            | Grade: | Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan |  
                            | Radical: |  |  
                            | Meaning: | 
                                    Matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly                                 |  
                            | Usage: | Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 20 kanji are used more often. |  
                                             
                                
                                    
                                        | JLPT Level | Word | Meaning |  
                                        | N5 |  | Job |  
                                        | N4 |  | fire |  
                                        | N4 |  | accident |  
                                        | N4 |  | office |  
                                        | N4 |  | to have a meal |  
                                        | N4 |  | important, valuable, serious matter |  
                                        | N4 |  | reply |  
                                        | N4 |  | things to do |  
                                        | N3 |  | housework, domestic chores |  
                                        | N3 |  | article, news story, report, account |  |  |  
                                        | N3 |  | criminal case, (police) detective |  
                                        | N3 | 事 | thing, matter, fact, circumstances |  
                                        | N3 |  | event, affair, incident |  
                                        | N3 |  | fact, truth, reality |  
                                        | N3 |  | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons |  
                                        | N3 |  | situation, present state of affairs |  
                                        | N3 |  | business, office work |  
                                        | N3 |  | meal |  
                                        | N3 |  | prefectural governor |  
                                        | N3 |  | incident, affair, happening, event |  |  |  
                                        | N3 |  | safety, peace, quietness |  
                                        | N3 |  | splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable |  
                                        | N3 |  | things, everything |  
                                        | N2 |  | event, function |  
                                        | N2 |  | construction work |  
                                        | N2 |  | cooking, culinary arts |  
                                        | N2 |  | judge, judiciary |  
                                        | N2 |  | encyclopedia |  
                                        | N2 |  | consul |  
                                        | N1 |  | important, valuable, serious matter |  |  |  
                                        | N1 |  | Take care of yourself |  
                                        | N1 |  | Diet building |  
                                        | N1 |  | past events, bygones |  
                                        | N1 |  | military affairs |  
                                        | N1 |  | public prosecutor |  
                                        | N1 |  | matter, thing, affair, circumstance |  
                                        | N1 | 事によると | depending on the circumstances |  
                                        | N1 |  | project, enterprise, business, industry, operations |  
                                        | N1 |  | matter, item, facts |  
                                        | N1 |  | prior, beforehand, in advance |  |  |  
                                        | N1 |  | engaging, pursuing, following |  |