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出来事 (できごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出で来き事ごと

で

き

ご

と

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

event; incident; occurrence

General term for something that happened, from daily happenings to significant incidents.

昨日きのうの出で来き事ごとを日にっ記きに書かいた。
I wrote about yesterday's events in my diary.
それは忘わすれ

られ

ない

出で

来き

事ごと

だっ

た

。

That was an unforgettable incident.

Written forms

出で来き事ごとUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
できごとUsage12%
Kana spelling used when avoiding kanji or for clarity.
出で来きごとUsage1%
search-only kanji form
でき事ごとUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
デキゴトUsage<1%

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
来come, due, next
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

事じ件けん
事件 often implies a more serious or criminal incident, while 出来事 is a neutral term for any happening.
事じ故こ
事故 specifically means an accident or disaster, whereas 出来事 covers all kinds of events.

Etymology

Compound of 出来 (deki, 'result, outcome') + 事 (koto, 'thing, matter'). The reading できごと is a rendaku form of こと.