“Thing” in Japanese
Short answer
Thing in Japanese is “事” (koto). Full meaning: thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs.
Other ways to say “Thing” in Japanese
物
butsu thing, object, article, stuff, substance; one's things, possessions, property, belongings; things, something, anything, everything, nothing
ヿ
koto thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
ゴト
goto thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
ごッ
go thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
こた
kota thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
ごっ
go thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
ブツ
butsu thing, object, article, stuff, substance; one's things, possessions, property, belongings; things, something, anything, everything, nothing
コト
koto thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
ごと
goto thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs
事柄
kotogara matter, thing, affair, circumstance
物件
bukken article, thing, object; property, real estate
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