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 ...
Example Sentences
旅行のことを考えるとわくわくする。
Thinking about the trip makes me excited.
こんなことは二度とない。
Something like this won't happen again.
大切なことを忘れていた。
I forgot something important.