語感 Dictionary

こと

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 事

thing; matter; incident; occurrence

JLPT N4 Common word Genki L21 Also written 縡

Meanings

  1. Noun

    thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
All 13 meanings

  1. Noun, suffix

    nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

  3. Noun

    alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  4. necessity; need
  5. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
  6. individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)

  7. Suffix

    nominalizing suffix
  8. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

Example sentences

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