How do you read 時事?

時事 is read じじ (jiji), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 時事?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 時事 in romaji?

時事 is written jiji in romaji.

What kanji are in 時事?

時 (Time, Hour); 事 (Matter, Thing).

時事じじ

じじ · jiji

noun

Events of the day, current affairs

Other ways to say “events of the day” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

時Time, Hour 音じ訓とき・-どき JLPT N5 · 10 strokes 事Matter, Thing, Fact 音じ・ず訓こと・つか.う JLPT N4 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

時刻じこくtime, hour 時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 当時とうじat that time, in those days (same as そのころ)同時どうじsimultaneous(ly), same time 一時いちじfor a time, temporarily 時差じさtime difference 事ことthing(s), matter(s), fact 仕事しごとwork, job, occupation, employment

Questions

What does 時事 mean?

Events of the day, current affairs.

How do you pronounce 時事?

じじ (jiji). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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