What does 件 mean?
件 is a Japanese noun meaning “matter, case, item” in English. It can also be translated as “counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc., counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)” depending on context. It is written as 件 in kanji, けん in hiragana, and ken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
私はこの件に関しては、あなたに賛成です。
I agree with you on this issue.
死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.