事
事

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ジズ

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

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Dictionary

Common Words

こと事縡Usually kanaFreq #15
1

Common noun

thing; matter

Examples
「Ｕ．Ｆ．Ｏとは何を表しているの」「未確認飛行物体のことだと思う」
"What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."
2

Common noun

incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

3

Common noun

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

4

Common noun

work; business; affair

5

Common noun

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

6

Noun, used as a suffix

nominalizing suffix

Examples
彼は居空きとして知られ、日中でも家に忍び込んで貴重品を盗むことで評判となっていた。
He was known as a burglar of houses where occupants are present and had a reputation for sneaking in and stealing valuables even during the day.
7

Noun, used as a suffix

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

8

Common noun; As AことB (A = alias, B = real name)

alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or

9

Common noun; As 〜ことはない

necessity; need

10

Common noun; As 〜ことだ

you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

仕事しごとNounFreq #194
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment

Examples
「あなたは仕事が気に入っていると思います」「いやそれどころか、嫌いです」
"I think you like your job." "On the contrary, I hate it."
2

Physics

work

ことになる事になるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #219
1

Usu. sentence ending

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

Examples
１週間の休暇を取っても良い事になった。
I was allowed to take a week off.
2

to be the result (of); to be the outcome

Examples
苦労と心配で彼の健康はそこなわれることになった。
Toil and worry caused his health to break down.
3

to be the reason (for)

Examples
あなたが言っていることからすれば、彼はそこにいなかったことになる。
It follows from what you say that he was not there.
ことができることが出来る事ができる事が出来るExpressionUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #319
1

Usu. verb+ことが...

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

Examples
緑色植物は自分自身の食物を作ることができる。
Green plants can make their own food.
ことがある事があるExpressionUsually kanaFreq #326
1

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb); After the past tense form of a verb

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something)

Examples
私は彼に会ったことがある。
I have met him before.
2

Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

(for something) to happen on occasion

Examples
細菌が病気を引き起こすことがある。
Germs can cause sickness.
大事だいじFreq #387
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

important; serious; crucial

Examples
あなたの親切な言葉は大事に心に刻みつけておきます。
I'll treasure your kind words.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

valuable; precious

Examples
彼は私たちにとって大事な人だ。
He is precious to us.
3

Common noun

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

4

Common noun

great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing

5

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Tochigi dialect

safe; OK

ことにする事にするExpressionUsually kanaする VerbFreq #395
1

to decide to

2

After the past tense form of a verb

to pretend that

3

As 〜ことにしている

to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

Examples
私は６時に起床することにしている。
I make a practice of getting up at six.
ことはない事はない～い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #591
1

there is no need to ...

Examples
君がひどい目にあうことはないよ。
No harm will come to you.
2

never happens; there is never a time when

Examples
それは決して消えることはない。
That will never disappear.
事実じじつNounAdverbFreq #649
1

fact; truth; reality

Examples
事実は小説よりも奇なり。
Fact is stranger than fiction.
事件じけんNounFreq #716
1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

Examples
この事件に手を貸してください。
Give me a hand with this case.
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