こと

koto

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こと

koto

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. thing; matter

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    厄介(やっかい)(こと)だ。
    It's a difficult matter.
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. work; business; affair

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    自分(じぶん)(こと)をしろ。
    Show your own business.
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  6. nominalizing suffix

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
  7. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

What does mean in English?

  1. thing; matter(n)
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis(n)
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs(n)
  4. work; business; affair(n)
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to(n)
  6. nominalizing suffix(n-suf)
  7. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...(n-suf)
  8. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or(n)
  9. necessity; need(n)
  10. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...(n)

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