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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

人ひとごと

hitogoto

someone else’s problem

他人事 is another spelling and can also be read たにんごと. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 君きみはまるで人ひとごとみたいな顔かおをしているね。

    You look as if it were none of your business.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 同おなじ町まちの問題もんだいを人ひとごととは思おもえない。

    I can’t treat a problem in my own town as someone else’s concern.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 家賃やちんの値上ねあがりは、私わたしにも人ひとごとではない。

    Rising rent is my problem too.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 人

  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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