“What sort of thing” in Japanese
Short answer
What sort of thing in Japanese is “何事” (nanigoto). Full meaning: what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?.
Other ways to say “What sort of thing” in Japanese
何のこと
nannokoto what, what sort of thing; something out of the ordinary, something unusual; what the heck, holy cow!
何ごと
nanigoto what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?
なにごと
nanigoto what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?
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