- 1. [n] thing; matter (uk)
- 2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (uk)
- 3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs (uk)
- 4. [n] work; business; affair (uk)
- 5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to (uk)
- 6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix (uk)
- 7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... (uk)
- 8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or — as AことB (A = alias, B = real name) (uk)
- 9. [n] necessity; need — as 〜ことはない (uk)
- 10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... — as 〜ことだ (uk)
Kanji in this word
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事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possiblyOn: ジ (ji)、 ズ (zu)Kun: こと (koto)、 つか.う (tsuka.u)、 つか.える (tsuka.eru)
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."
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.