How to ask "What is this about" in Japanese? I'm sorry if this sounds really simple, but I'm curious about how to ask the following question in Japanese : "What is this about?" For example : "What is this article about?" I thought about using "koto" and it will sounds like "これはなんのことなの？" as what I know, "koto" means "about". But it doesn't sound quite right. And I also had stumbled upon this word "について" / "ついて" <--(any difference between them?), and I completely have no idea of using them. It's really confusing how these 2 words work, "koto" and "tsuite". A little help is much appreciated. Thank you! ^^ p/s: currently learning English & Japanese.