けん
Meanings
Counter
Noun
1. matter; affair; case; item; subject
Counter
2. counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.
3. counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Kanji used
case
Pitch accent
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
Examples (71 in total)
Thank you for that.
I don't want to be involved in that matter.
The matter is now under consideration.
Leave the matter to me.
How do you view this matter?
How did you deal with the matter?
I have no connection to the matter.
I'm afraid that I don't want to discuss this matter.
The police were indifferent to the matter.
Let's put that on hold.
He explained the matter to me.
Nobody wants to talk about that.
I leave the matter to your judgement.
We intend to look into that matter.
I would like to talk with you about this matter.
Let's talk about this later.
I can't agree with them on this matter.
The matter has not been settled yet.
She dwelled on the matter for a long time.
How many appointments do you have tomorrow?
Please look into this matter as soon as you can.
Ben also has something to do with the matter.
I emailed Tom about it.
I have nothing to do with the matter.
This rule does not apply to the case.
Let's take up this matter after lunch.
I don't want to talk about that anymore.
It seems that he has something to do with the matter.
He has something to do with the matter.
He lied about the matter.
I'll talk the matter over with my father.
It is useless to discuss the matter any further.
Secrecy is of the essence in this matter.
What do you think should be done about it?
I received a number of emails with such content.
I pointed out that he was mistaken about the matter.
He didn't agree with us about the matter.
They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
The policeman promised to investigate the matter.
It is better to say nothing about the matter.
Our views on the matter are in accord.
I appreciate your help in clarifying this.
Don't refer to this matter again, please.
I have my own thoughts on that subject.
The Americans had nothing to do with the matter.
The Japanese government takes a neutral attitude on the matter.
The president made a statement on the issue.
I'm very sorry about that.
We must take this matter into account as a whole.
He seems to be involved in that matter.
We should inform them about that.
Sorry, but I'm not very interested in that subject.
This case might not get resolved for a while.
The police promised to look into the matter.
You have no choice in this matter.
It was proposed that this matter be considered at the next meeting.
I'm not in a position to say anything about that.
I could go on and on about it, but I won't.
He will advise you on that matter.
Would you please check this matter with your bank?
As a matter of fact, he knows very little of the matter.
We must appeal to public opinion about the matter.
I'll tell you all I know about it.
A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.
There were five fires last night.
There were two murders this month.
We've had four retirements this year.
Talking of traffic accidents, I saw one last year.
Our goal is to build thirty houses before the end of the year.
We will have to consider each application on a case-by-case basis.
Is there anything else you'd like to add to this topic?