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JLPT N48画 · 8 strokesradical

thing, matter, fact

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • こと
  • こと.なる
  • つか.う

Meanings across languages

English
thing, matter, fact
Tiếng Việt
sự việc, vấn đề, điều
日本語
こと, 事, 事情

Common compounds

  • 事務じむoffice work, administration
  • 出来事できごとevent, incident
  • 仕事しごとwork, job
  • 事実じじつfact, truth

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