also: たにんごと
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
Refers to matters that do not concern oneself. Often used in expressions like 人事ではない (it's not someone else's problem) or 人事のように (as if it were someone else's problem).
Environmental issues are no longer someone else's problem.
He talked about his own failure as if it were someone else's affair.
The news about the earthquake isn't something I can dismiss as someone else's problem.
He always talks about it as if it were someone else's problem.
You shouldn't think of your friend's troubles as none of your business.
Less common reading of 他人事. ひとごと is the usual reading.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling that avoids confusion with 人事 (じんじ).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling that is less common but unambiguous.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling of 他人事. Also read たにんごと.
Less common reading of 他人ごと. ひとごと is the usual reading.