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事はない is an exact match with one form of the following word:
事はない
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Reading : ことはない   
expression, 'i' adjective
1. there is no need to ...  (often written with kana only)
2. never happens; there is never a time when  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 47,141 which gives a rank of 32,185
事はない is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 55,500,000 results)
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Example sentences:
なに
をか
わんや
という
はんご
反語
つか
使
った
ひょうげん
表現
なに
おう
いや
なに
ことはないという
いみ
意味
です
This is an ironic rhetorical question meaning 'what are you trying to say? Oh, right ... nothing.'
しかし
ようじん
用心
する
した
ことはないのだ
But, you can't be too careful.
あなた
あやま
ことはない
There’s no need for you to apologize.
事は無い
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Reading : ことはない   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 48,500,000 results)
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ことはない
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 175,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1445
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ム   ブ   な not   
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