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What does 事 (こと, koto) mean?

事 (こと, koto) means matter, thing, affair.

Quick facts
Readingこと
Romajikoto
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
こと
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoto

matter, thing, affair

GenkiGenki 21
  1. 1noun thing; matter
  2. 2noun incident; occurrence; event
  3. 3noun circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. 4noun work; business; affair
  5. 5noun after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

Example sentences

  • Please ask the teacher about that matter.

  • I forgot something important.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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