他人事
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 他 | 人 | 事 |
| ひと | こと > ごと Grade: 3 | |
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 1 | |
| jukujikun | kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 人事 人ごと |
Etymology
[edit]From 人事 (hitogoto), with the irregular spelling 他人 (hito) used in place of 人 (hito) to avoid confusion with 人事 (jinji). Taningoto is the regular, originally non-existent reading.
Noun
[edit]他人事 or (nonstandard) 他人事 • (hitogoto or taningoto)
- someone else's concern or problem
Usage notes
[edit]Often used in the form 他人事のよう (hitogoto no yō), meaning to act as if something doesn't concern you, or is not your problem. Similar to "That's none of my business."
Coordinate terms
[edit]- 自分事 (jibungoto)
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 他
- Japanese terms spelled with 人
- Japanese terms spelled with 事 read as こと
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- Japanese spelling pronunciations