Word details

人事

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

Dictionary

Entry

人事他人事人ごと他人ごとひと事とごとにんごと (他人事/他人ごと)NounFreq #5779
1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

Examples
君はまるで人ごとみたいな顔をしているね。
You look as if it were none of your business.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

ことつか.うつか.える

Nanori

other, another, the others

5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ほか

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