JLPT N3 · Chores

家事

かじ

housework

Stroke order of 家事

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

家 · 10 strokes 事 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

家 is a pig 豕 under a roof 宀, and 事 is a task: the tasks done under the roof.

Parts: 家 home + 事 task

The characters in 家事

家いえ — house; home (10 strokes)
事こと — thing; matter (8 strokes)

Example sentence

毎日、家事をします。

まいにち、かじをします。

I do housework every day.

Words with 家

家族family 家house; home 画家painter 家電home appliances 専門家expert 家具furniture 家賃rent 大家landlord 家庭home; household 家計household budget 政治家politician 国家state; nation

Words with 事

大事important 食事meal 事thing; matter 仕事work; job 事務所office 用事errand; things to do 火事fire 事情circumstances 事件incident; case 事故accident 事務office work 事業business; enterprise 工事construction work 返事reply; answer 知事governor 記事article 事実fact 見事splendid

More words: Chores

皿洗いwashing dishes 干すto hang out to dry 畳むto fold 拭くto wipe 掃くto sweep 汚れdirt; stain 汚すto make dirty 散らかるto be messy 散らかすto scatter; to mess up 洗剤detergent 雑巾cleaning rag 分別sorting (garbage)

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