N3848/1669

事こと

obsolete kanjiusually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)noun (suffix)

こと

thing, matter
incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
circumstances, situation, state of affairs
work, business, affair
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
nominalizing suffix
pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...
alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or
necessity, need
you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...

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Example sentences

大事だいじなことを忘わすれないでください。

Please don't forget the important thing.

昨日きのう、駅えきで大変たいへんなことが起おきた。

Something serious happened at the station yesterday.

毎日まいにち運動うんどうすることが健康けんこうに大切たいせつです。

Exercising every day is important for your health.

彼女かのじょのことをもっとよく知しりたいと思おもっている。

I want to know more about her.

困こまったことがあれば、すぐに上司じょうしに報告ほうこくすることが求もとめられている。

If something troublesome arises, it is required that you report it to your supervisor immediately.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)