万事(ばんじ)

万事(ばんじ) means "everything" or "all matters," but is more literary and elevated than everyday words like 全部(ぜんぶ) or すべて. Literally "ten thousand matters."

Common expressions

• 万事(ばんじ)休(きゅう)す: all is lost, it's all over (from a Chinese historical anecdote)
• 万事(ばんじ)うまくいく: everything goes smoothly
• 万事(ばんじ)順調(じゅんちょう): all is going well
• 万事(ばんじ)に通(つう)じる: to be well-versed in all matters
• 万事(ばんじ)承知(しょうち): fully understood (everything is noted)

Similar words

• すべて: everything (general, everyday)
• 全部(ぜんぶ): everything, all (casual)
• 一切(いっさい): everything, all (emphatic, often with negative)
• 万事(ばんじ): everything (literary, often in set phrases)

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Formal/literary. Rarely used in casual conversation. Most commonly encountered in set expressions and written prose.