nominalizing suffix; treating as
Attaches to nouns or noun phrases to mean 'treating X as a unit' or 'including X'. Often used with words like まとめて (together), 全部 (all), or 一人 (one person).
See also: こと
書類を種類ごとに分けて送ってください。
Please sort the documents by type and send them.
一人ごとに払う金額は千円です。
The amount to pay per person is 1,000 yen.
pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
Attaches to nouns or verb stems to mean 'pretending to be/do X'. Often used in children's play or figurative expressions.
See also: こと
子供たちは探偵事をして遊んでいる。
The children are playing at being detectives.
彼は病気事をして会社を休んだ。
He pretended to be sick and took a day off work.
work; job; task; occupation · work (physics)
event; incident; occurrence
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
what; what sort of thing · everything; anything · what on earth?; what's the meaning of this?
things; matters; affairs
wish; desire; request; prayer
lessons; classes; practice (of an art or skill)
quarrel; dispute; trouble; friction
something on one's mind; concern; worry · deep in thought; absorbed in thought
laughing matter
playing house
secret; something kept hidden
imitation; copy; make-believe; sham · superficial resemblance; mere semblance
promise; vow; engagement · convention; rule; resolution
celebration; auspicious occasion
betting; gambling
gambling; competition; game of chance
rush job; slipshod work; quick-and-dirty job
worry; trouble; problem
traditional performing arts; accomplishments
trivial matter; ordinary thing
tea gathering; tea ceremony event · matter concerning tea; tea-related affair · memorial tea gathering; ancestral tea ceremony
splendid; magnificent; excellent; admirable · utter; total; complete · something worth seeing; sight; spectacle
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service · deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
serious matter; major incident; crisis
the way one works; one's working manner
immoral act; wrongdoing; mistake
first time doing something; first thing · first menstruation
wagoto; love scene; gentle style of acting
fact; truth · realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (kabuki)
Kanji spelling for the suffix ごと, used in compounds.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the suffix is attached to a kana word.
Derived from the noun こと (事), but used as a suffix with a rendaku (voicing) change to ごと. The exact historical development is uncertain.