こと

事

表記・読み：縡・こと

1. 1

   thing; matter

   名詞word usually written using kana alone
2. 2

   incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

   名詞word usually written using kana alone
3. 3

   circumstances; situation; state of affairs

   名詞word usually written using kana alone
4. 4

   work; business; affair

   名詞word usually written using kana alone
5. 5

   after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

   名詞word usually written using kana alone
6. 6

   nominalizing suffix

   noun, used as a suffixword usually written using kana alone
7. 7

   pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

   noun, used as a suffixword usually written using kana alone
8. 8

   alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or

   名詞as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)word usually written using kana alone
9. 9

   necessity; need

   名詞as 〜ことはないword usually written using kana alone
10. 10

    you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

    名詞as 〜ことだword usually written using kana alone