万事(ばんじ)

ばんじ
noun
everything; all matters
1. everything; all matters; all things
All things or affairs without exception. Often used in set phrases and proverbs.
万事(ばんじ)うまくいった。
Everything went well.
万事(ばんじ)休(きゅう)すだ。
All is lost. / It's all over.
彼(かれ)に任(まか)せれば万事(ばんじ)解決(かいけつ)すると思(おも)っていたが、そうはいかなかった。
I thought that leaving it to him would solve everything, but that didn't happen.

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)

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

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Added 2026.3.24 18:37 · Revised 2026.4.5 18:02
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