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koto
noun, noun, used as a suffix

Alternate Written Forms:

[こと()]
koto
[こと()]
koto
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kon
[こん()]
kon
[こん()]
kon
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English Meaning(s) for こと

noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)

Definition and Synonyms for こと

Event something that happens at a given place and time
Synonyms: こと, こと, イベント, , , 事象, 出来事
Thing an action
Synonyms: こと, こと, ,
Thing any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
Synonyms: こと, こと, , , 事柄, 事項
Thing a vaguely specified concern
Synonyms: こと, こと, くだり, くだん, そのこと, 一件, , , 事柄, 事物, 事象, 事項, , , その儀, 物事
Thing a statement regarded as an object
Synonyms: こと, こと, , , 事柄
Thing an event
Synonyms: こと, こと, 出来事
Circumstances a person's financial situation (good or bad)
Synonyms: こと, こと, 状態
Thing a special situation
Synonyms: こと, こと, ぶつ, もの, もの, くだり, くだん, 事柄, 事物, , その儀, 常態, 物事
Thing a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
Synonyms: こと, ぶつ, もの, , , 事柄, , 代物, 代物, 物事, 物件
Incident a single distinct event
Synonyms: こと, インシデント, , , 事件

Categories こと is a member of

Attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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Possession anything owned or possessed
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Action something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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Concern something that interests you because it is important or affects you
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Statement a message that is stated or declared
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Situation the general state of things
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Psychological Feature a feature of the mental life of a living organism
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Feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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Stroke Order Diagrams for こと

Sample Sentences for こと

When children are ordered to do a certain thing by such adult standards, they frequently refuse to follow the instructions for no other reason than that they have been told to do so.
It seems likely that people in the city will move to the country.
Science can be dangerous when applied carelessly.
The Southern Cross is not to be seen in Japan.
Do you believe what he said?

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