Word Meaning 事になる

ことになる kotoninaru

事になる is read as ことになる (kotoninaru) and means to be the reason (for).

Meaning

English

  1. to be the reason (for)
  2. to be the result (of)
  3. to be the outcome
  4. to have been decided (so) that
  5. to have been arranged (so) that

Reading

Kana

ことになる

Romaji

kotoninaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 23538 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

事による

ことによる

depending on the circumstances

事がある

ことがある

(for something) to happen on occasion

事にする

ことにする

to decide to

事業

じぎょう

act

こと

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

事前

じぜん

prior

事後

じご

after

事業家

じぎょうか

enterprising man

事物

じぶつ

things

事がない

ことがない

never happens

事により

ことにより

by (means of)

Example Sentences

5

The fat will be in the fire.

If you don't think of an excuse quickly, things will become awkward.

When you put money in the bank, you deposit it.

If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.

There are two contradicting emotions within the human heart. Needless to say, there isn't a person who doesn't feel empathy towards other's misfortunes. However, when you see a person finally able to overcome their misfortunes it is possible to feel a sense of dissatisfaction. To exaggerate a little, it leaves you with a sense that you want to see that person fall into the same misfortune again. Before you know it you unwillingly harbour a sense of hostility towards them.