我が事

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
こと
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Nominal phrase, composed of () (wa, I, me) + (ga, genitive or possessive particle in Old Japanese) + (こと) (koto, thing, matter, affair).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(こと) (wa ga koto

  1. one's own affairs, one's own business, matters of concern to oneself

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN