他人事

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと こと > ごと
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jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
人事
人ごと

Etymology

From (ひと)(ごと) (hitogoto), with the irregular spelling 他人(ひと) (hito) used in place of (ひと) (hito) to avoid confusion with (じん)() (jinji). Taningoto is the regular, originally non-existent reading.

Noun

他人(ひと)(ごと) or (nonstandard) 他人事(たにんごと) (hitogoto or taningoto

  1. someone else's concern or problem

Usage notes

Often used in the form 他人(ひと)(ごと)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."

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