Word details

こと

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word こと.

Dictionary

Entry

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 ...

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

ろ
縡

breath, life

16 strokes

On

サイ

Kun

こと

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