Entry
  1. Noun

    strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event

  2. grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident

    esp. 椿事

Also written 椿事【ちんじ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rare, curious, strange

Kun
めずら.しいたから
On
チン
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1330 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

じん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4f5.6The Kanji Dictionary
1812.2Four corner code
3160deroo
73cdUnicode hex code
1-36-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2933Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3631New Nelson (John Haig)
909New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1135Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
613Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
814Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1723Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1859Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1224A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
836Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1027Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20920Morohashi
1602A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1215Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1278Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
734Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1281Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1360Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1316Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1739Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level