事 (こと): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

事 (こと) means thing / matter / fact / situation.

See example sentences below.

事 at a glance

事

ことkoto

N4noun

thing / matter / fact / situation

事ことkotoN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

thing / matter / fact / situation

Example 1

これは大切なことです。

Translation

This is an important matter.

Example 2

昨日のことを覚えていますか？

Translation

Do you remember what happened yesterday?