イベント

Written forms

• イベントUsage99%

  Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'event'.

• イヴェントUsage1%
  search-only kana form

  Search-only variant reflecting an alternative transliteration of 'event'.

• エベントUsage<1%
  search-only kana form

  Search-only variant; an older or less common transliteration.

Similar words

• 行ぎょう事じ

  行事 refers to traditional or institutional events (ceremonies, school functions), while イベント is a broader, modern loanword for any planned happening.

• 催もよおし

  催し is a native Japanese word for an organized event or function, often slightly more formal or literary than イベント.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'event'.