Meaning of 事 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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事JLPT 4
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Kana Readingこと, こん
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Romajikoto, kon
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- thing; matter
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- circumstances; situation; state of affairs
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- work; business; affair
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix
- Meaning
- nominalizing suffix
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
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Example Sentences
事, こと, こん used in context
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He wishes to erase bad memories.
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A Japanese would never do such a thing.
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She's asking how that's possible.
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恐い話が聞きたいなら、数週間前に私が見た夢のことを話してあげるよ。
If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.
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It is not rare at all to live over ninety years.
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Do whatever he tells you.
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Kanji found in this word
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On: ジ, ズ
Kun: こと, つか.う, つか.える
8 strokes
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