こと

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognate with.

Noun

 * 1) broadly, any abstract thing, affair, matter, or fact
 * 2) a thing, occasion, circumstances, detail, particular
 * 3) act of word used for the nominalization of verbs, adjectives, or phrases
 * 4)  experience, having been or done
 * 5) event of special importance: affair, something, incident, case, occurrence, trouble
 * 6) business matters, affairs, business, work, duty
 * 7) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) act of word used for the nominalization of verbs, adjectives, or phrases
 * 2)  experience, having been or done
 * 3) event of special importance: affair, something, incident, case, occurrence, trouble
 * 4) business matters, affairs, business, work, duty
 * 5) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) event of special importance: affair, something, incident, case, occurrence, trouble
 * 2) business matters, affairs, business, work, duty
 * 3) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) business matters, affairs, business, work, duty
 * 2) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) It is said that; I've heard that
 * 1) It is said that; I've heard that

Usage notes

 * is used for abstract things, such as an action or concept. is used for more concrete things, such as physical objects.
 * Besides, a hiragana abbreviation also exists, [[File:Ligature hiragana koto.gif]], which is presently not in Unicode.
 * Besides, a hiragana abbreviation also exists, [[File:Ligature hiragana koto.gif]], which is presently not in Unicode.