WORD DETAIL
行事
ぎょうじ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
行事(ぎょうじ)is an event carried out according to a schedule or custom. - Basic usage: It describes an activity organized by a school or a traditional New Year event.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- An organized event and a happening
行事focuses on an activity arranged and carried out, while出来事focuses on something that happened.
- Another word with the same reading
行司is also readぎょうじ, but names a referee in sumo.

