こと
N4事
縡
[koto]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
thing; matter
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
circumstances; situation; state of affairs
4.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
work; business; affair
5.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
6.noun, used as a suffix
nominalizing suffix
7.noun, used as a suffix
pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
8.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
9.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
necessity; need
10.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
Other Readings
「事」 has other readings with different meanings.
Example Sentences
今日は大切な事があるので早く帰ります。
There's an important matter.
そんな事は絶対にありえません。
There's no such thing.
今日は嬉しい事がたくさんありました。
A good thing happened.