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JLPT N4 · Noun

事 (koto)

事 (こと, koto) is a Japanese noun meaning “thing; matter”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こと
Romaji
koto
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. thing; matter · noun · usually written in kana
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble · noun · usually written in kana
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs · noun · usually written in kana
  4. work; business; affair · noun · usually written in kana
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

「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."
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 事

事
matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 事.

仕事しごとwork大事だいじimportant用事ようじbusiness事故じこaccident火事かじfire返事へんじreply食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)事務所じむしょoffice事件じけんevent事実じじつfact事情じじょうcircumstances家事かじhousework記事きじarticle刑事けいじ(police) detective

Source: JMdict entry 1313580 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.