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How to say 'Circumstances' in Japanese | 事情

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The Japanese word for Circumstances is 'Jijou', written as 事情 in Japanese.'Circumstances' in hiragana is じじょう.

    word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

    Reading

    じじょう

    jijou

    Kanji

    Thing Feeling, Emotion

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '事情 (じじょう)' refers to 'circumstances' or 'situation'. It is used to describe the conditions or reasons behind a particular state of affairs. This word is often used in formal or serious contexts to explain why something has happened or why a decision was made. For example: Due to personal circumstances, I cannot attend the meeting「事情により、会議に出席できません」(じじょうにより、かいぎにしゅっせきできません). The company explained the circumstances behind the delay「会社は遅延の事情を説明しました」(かいしゃはちえんのじじょうをせつめいしました). It can also be used to refer to the background or context of a situation, such as in '事情聴取 (じじょうちょうしゅ)', which means 'hearing the circumstances'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1108

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 事情

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Thing

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Feeling, Emotion

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'Jijou' means 'Circumstances' .

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