Results, こと

JLPTN3
ことkoto★・こんkon《事・縡old》

noun:

  • thing; matter
  • incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  • circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  • work; business; affair
  • after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

suffix noun:

noun / suffix noun:

  • alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as - esp. as ＡことＢ or ＡとはＢのことだ (Ａ alias, Ｂ formal)

私watashiはha今夜kon'ya話すhanasuことkotoになっているninatteiru。 I am due to speak tonight.

そんなsonna事実jijitsuにniまったくmattaku悪びれるwarubireruことkotoなくnaku、千歳chitoseはha今日kyouもmo元気genkiにni過ごしてsugoshiteおりますorimasu。 Without flinching from that fact in the slightest, Chitose is spending today as well in fine spirit.

「Ｕ．Ｆ．Ｏとはtoha何naniをwo表しているarawashiteiruのno」「未確認飛行物体mikakuninhikoubuttaiのnoことkotoだdaとto思うomou」 "What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."

JLPTN2
琴★【ことkoto】箏・筝【ことkoto・そうsou】

noun:

  • koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
  • stringed instrument ［こと］ - archaism
  • zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng ［箏・筝］

彼女kanojoはha琴kinをwo弾くhikuことkotoがgaとてもtotemo好きsukiだda。 She likes to play the koto very much.

言★【げんgen・ことkoto】

noun:

  • word; remark; statement

彼のkareno言genにni従って従tte行動koudouするsuruのnoはhaりこうrikouではないdehanai。 It is not wise to go by his word.

古都☆【ことkoto】

noun:

  • ancient city; former capital

このkono古都kotoにni何かnanika新しいatarashiiものmonoがgaあるaruことkotoはha、だれdareでもdemo知っているshitteiru。 Everyone knows that there is something new in this old capital.

糊塗【ことkoto】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
異【ことkoto・けke】殊 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / prefix noun:

  • difference (from one another); different thing; other ［こと］ - archaism

adjectival noun:

  • unusual; extraordinary
ことkoto

particle:

  • particle indicating a command - particle always used at sentence-end
  • particle indicating mild enthusiasm - often as ことね - female language
  • particle indicating a gentle interrogative
  • particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion - at sentence end as ことよ
如【ごとgoto・ことkotoobs.・もころmokoroobs.】若【もころmokoroobs.】

adverbial noun:

  • like; similar to; same as ➜ 如し

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JLPTN5
今年★【ことしkotoshi・こんねんkonnen】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • this year

今年kotoshiのno暑いatsui夏natsuにはniha耐えられませんtaeraremasen。 I can't stand this hot summer.

JLPTN5
言葉★【ことばkotoba・けとばketobaobs.】詞・辞【ことばkotoba】

noun:

  • language; dialect ➜ 言語
  • word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark ➜ 単語
  • speech; (manner of) speaking
  • learning to speak; language acquisition

「言葉kotobaのno一面はha、伝達dentatsuしようとするshiyoutosuru意志ishiであるdearu」とto彼kareはha言うiu。 "One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.

言葉kotobaがga出てdeteこなかったkonakatta。 Words failed me.

こういったkouitta言葉kotoba使いzukaiはha彼kareのno人格jinkakuにni合わないawanai。 Such language doesn't harmonize with his character.

JLPTN4
事故★【じこjiko・ことゆえkotoyueobs.】

noun:

  • accident; incident; trouble
  • circumstances; reasons

そのsono事故jikoについてnitsuite彼kareにni質問shitsumonしたshita。 I asked him about the accident.

JLPTN4
辞典★・辭典old【じてんjiten・ことばてんkotobaten】言葉典・ことば典【ことばてんkotobaten】

noun:

  • dictionary; lexicon

私watashiはhaいつもitsumo辞典jitenをwo３冊satsu手元temotoにni置いていますoiteimasu。 I always keep three dictionaries at hand.

JLPTN4
小鳥☆【ことりkotori】

noun:

  • small bird; little bird

小鳥kotoriたちtachiはhaたのしtanoshiそうにsouniさえずっていますsaezutteimasu。 The birds are singing merrily.

JLPTN3
断る★【ことわるkotowaru】断わる Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

  • to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
  • to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
  • to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

彼女kanojoはha彼のkarenoプロポーズPUROPOOZUをwo断るkotowaruほかなかったhokanakatta。 She had no choice but to turn down his proposal.

JLPTN3
異なる☆【ことなるkotonaru】異るirr. Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to differ; to vary; to disagree

今ima、基本的なkihontekina分詞構文bunshikoubunをwo教えているoshieteiruのですnodesuがga、皆さんminasanはha以下ikaのno分詞構文bunshikoubunのno訳wakeについてnitsuiteはha、どのようにdonoyouni異なるkotonaru訳しyakushi方kataをwoされますsaremasuかka？ I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?

JLPTN3
ことわざkotowaza☆《諺》

noun:

  • proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

このkonoことわざkotowazaがga使われるtsukawareruのnoをwo聞いたkiita事がありますkotogaarimasu。 I have heard this proverb used.

JLPTN2
言葉遣い☆【ことばづかいkotobazukai】言葉使い・言葉づかい Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • speech; expression; wording; language

言葉遣いkotobazukaiにはnihaいつもitsumo気をつけるkiwotsukeruべきbekiですdesu。 You should always be careful in your speech.

JLPTN2
言付ける☆【ことづけるkotozukeru】言づける・託ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone
  • to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of - archaism
JLPTN1
事業★【じぎょうjigyou・ことわざkotowaza】

noun:

  • project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service
  • act; deed; conduct ［ことわざ］ ➜ 仕業【しわざ】

彼のkareno事業jigyouはhaどんどんdondon伸びているnobiteiru。 His business is growing rapidly.

JLPTN1
事柄☆【ことがらkotogara】事がら

noun:

  • matter; thing; affair; circumstance

君のkimino関するkansuru事柄kotogaraではないdehanai。 That is no business of yours.

JLPTN1
殊に☆【ことにkotoni】異に

adverb:

  • especially; particularly; unusually; above all
  • additionally - archaism
JLPTN1
ことごとくkotogotoku☆《悉く・尽く》

adverb:

  • altogether; entirely

トムTOMUはhaこれまでkoremade手をつけたtewotsuketa仕事shigotoはhaことごとくkotogotoku成功seikouしたshita。 Tom has always done well in every job he has had.

JLPTN1
言伝【ことづてkotozute】言伝て・言づて

noun:

  • (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
JLPTN1
ことによるとkotoniyoruto《事によると》

expression:

  • possibly; maybe; perhaps
寿★【ことぶきkotobuki】壽old

noun:

  • congratulations; felicitations; best wishes
  • longevity; long life
断らず★【ことわらずkotowarazu】

expression:

  • without permission
事典☆【じてんjiten・ことてんkototen】

noun:

  • encyclopedia; cyclopedia

そのsono事典jitenはha約yaku５０万語goのno単語tangoをwo収めosameてteいるiru。 The dictionary contains about half a million words.

ことによるkotoniyoru☆《事による》 Inflection

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally / godan ~る verb:

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • due to (with modifying verb)

ことによってkotoniyotteはha意外igaiなna結末ketsumatsuもmoあり得るarieru。 Depending on how things go, it's possible there'll be a surprise ending.

オーストラリア人OOSUTORARIAjinはha全体としてzentaitoshite政治seijiシステムSHISUTEMUがga安定anteiしているshiteiruことによるkotoniyoru恩恵onkeiにni満足manzokuしているshiteiru。 Australians are, on the whole, pleased with the stabilizing benefits of their political system.

ことができるkotogadekiru☆《ことが出来る・事ができる・事が出来る》 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be able (to); to be possible (to) - usu. verb+ことが...
ことによりkotoniyori☆《事により》

expression:

  • by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
断り☆【ことわりkotowari】断わり

noun:

  • notice; notification; warning
  • permission; consent
  • rejection; refusal; nonacceptance; declination; declining
  • excuse; plea

彼女kanojoはha何のnanino断りkotowariもmoなしにnashini私のwatashino車kurumaをwo運転untenしたshita。 She drove my car without so much as asking.

ことになるkotoninaru☆《事になる》 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that - usu. sentence ending
  • to be the result (of); to be the outcome
  • to be the reason (for)
ことによってkotoniyotte☆《事によって》

expression:

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Kanji

言

ゲンGEN・ゴンGON・いうi.u・ことkoto

say; word

事

ジJI・ズZU・ことkoto・つかうtsuka.u・つかえるtsuka.eru

matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly


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