こと

事

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    thing, matter
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 「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. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
    word usually written using kana alone

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    circumstances, situation, state of affairs
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    work, business, affair
    word usually written using kana alone

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    word usually written using kana alone

  6. noun, used as a suffix

    nominalizing suffix
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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 ...
    word usually written using kana alone

  8. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or
    as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)
    word usually written using kana alone

  9. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    necessity, need
    as 〜ことはない
    word usually written using kana alone

  10. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
    as 〜ことだ
    word usually written using kana alone