1

nominalizing suffix

See also: 事 (reading こと, entry #6)

2

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

See also: 事 (reading こと, entry #7)

1

individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)

(Buddhist term)

See also: 理

1

thing; matter

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

Note: word usually written using kana alone

3

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

Note: word usually written using kana alone

4

work; business; affair

Note: word usually written using kana alone

5

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

Note: word usually written using kana alone

6

nominalizing suffix

Note: word usually written using kana alone

See also: 事 (reading ごと, entry #1)

7

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

Note: word usually written using kana alone

See also: 事 (reading ごと, entry #2)

8

alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Note: esp. as ＡことＢ or ＡとはＢのことだ (Ａ alias, Ｂ formal)

Note: word usually written using kana alone