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    事

    事こと

    thing

    N3KMT4News #8+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab8 strokes

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    こと

    Noun

    1.
    thing, matter
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    circumstances, situation, state of affairs
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    work, business, affair
    word usually written using kana alone
    5.
    after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    word usually written using kana alone

    Noun, Suffix

    6.
    nominalizing suffix
    word usually written using kana alone
    7.
    pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...
    word usually written using kana alone

    Noun

    8.
    alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or
    word usually written using kana alone
    9.
    necessity, need
    word usually written using kana alone
    10.
    you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
    word usually written using kana alone

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    大たい切せつな事ことなので、忘わすれないでください。

    It's an important matter, so please don't forget it.

    KMT3Core ConceptsDaily Life
    彼かれの言いうことはいつも面おも白しろい。

    What he says is always interesting.

    KMT4Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    毎まい日にち運うん動どうすることは健けん康こうに良いい。

    Exercising every day is good for your health.

    KMT4Core ConceptsDaily LifeMedicine & Health
    重じゅう要ような事ことなので、会かい議ぎで話はなし合あう必ひつ要ようがあります。

    It's an important matter, so we need to discuss it in the meeting.

    KMT4Core ConceptsWork & Career
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいから学まなぶことは、将しょう来らいの成せい功こうに繋つながる。

    Learning from past mistakes leads to future success.

    KMT5Core ConceptsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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