こと
事
thing; matter
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
thing•matter
Noun
incident•occurrence•event•something serious•trouble•crisis
Noun
circumstances•situation•state of affairs
Noun
work•business•affair
Noun
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
Noun (suffix)
nominalizing suffix
Noun (suffix)
pretending to ...•playing make-believe ...
Noun
alias•also known as•otherwise known as•or
Noun
necessity•need
Noun
you should ...•I advise that you ...•it's important to ...
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Kanji Breakdown
Example Sentences
彼は思ったことを口にする。
He's a plain speaker.
僕には彼女の言うことが分かった。
I got what she was saying.
誰がどんな趣味だろうと君の知ったことか？
Is it any of your business what someone's hobby is?
９０歳以上生きることは決してまれではない。
It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
日本人ならそんなことはけっしてしないでしょう。
A Japanese person would never do such a thing.
Other Readings
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