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事情 (じじょう, jijou) Japanese meaning: circumstances | Kotomora
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I quit my job due to family circumstances.
For certain reasons, I have to go home early today.
Usage patterns 事じ 情じょう がある to have (one's own) reasons or circumstances
There are circumstances behind why he didn't come.
事じ 情じょう を 説せつ 明めい する to explain the circumstances
I explained to my boss the circumstances behind being late.
事じ 情じょう により due to (certain) circumstances
Due to various circumstances, the event has been cancelled.
事じ 情じょう を 考こう 慮りょ する to take the circumstances into consideration
〈 人ひと 〉 の 事じ 情じょう で because of someone's (personal) circumstances
We ended up moving because of family circumstances.
事じ 情じょう を 汲く む to understand and be sympathetic to someone's circumstances
The teacher took the student's circumstances into account when responding.
Expressions 事じ 情じょう を 話はな す explain the situation; tell the circumstances 大人おとな の 事じ 情じょう certain reasons; circumstances beyond explanation; adult matters Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Related words· 16 状況 describes the current, concrete state of affairs, while 事情 focuses on the underlying reasons or background circumstances behind it.
理由 is a direct cause or reason for something, whereas 事情 covers the broader set of circumstances that may include several reasons.
背景 highlights the historical or contextual background behind an event, while 事情 focuses on the practical reasons or situation affecting a decision.
事情 focuses on the background reasons or circumstances behind a situation, while こと can refer more broadly to the situation or matter itself.
Show 12 more 事情 is a neutral word for the facts or reasons behind a situation, while 都合 focuses specifically on whether the situation suits one's own schedule or needs.
事情 is the everyday word for circumstances or reasons, while 曰く is literary and often hints at a hidden or complicated story.
事情 is the everyday word for circumstances, while 次第 in this sense is more formal and focuses on how events unfolded.
Don't confuse with 事情 means circumstances or reasons behind a situation, while 情事, the same two kanji reversed, means a love affair.
事情 means the circumstances or background behind a situation, whereas 事象 refers to the observable event or phenomenon itself, not its causes.
Word family· 15 various reasons; various circumstances
situation report; report on current affairs
well-informed person; insider; someone in the know
Written forms 事じ 情じょう Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency word in news and everyday contexts.
ジジョウ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 事 (thing, matter) and 情 (feelings, circumstances). The combination conveys the idea of the circumstances or background of a matter.
The judge handed down a ruling after considering the defendant's circumstances.
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事情 refers to the circumstances or reasons behind a situation, often personal, while 経緯 focuses on the chronological sequence of events leading up to it.
事情 refers to circumstances or reasons in general, while 諸事情 explicitly emphasizes that there are multiple, various reasons.
事情 is the everyday modern word for circumstances or reasons, replacing the archaic ことゆえ sense of 事故.
事情 emphasizes the circumstances or reasons behind a situation, while 事柄 simply names the matter itself without implying background.
事情 is a broad word for circumstances or reasons, while 内情 specifically points to what is going on inside an organization or group.
事情 refers to the concrete circumstances or background of a situation, while 訳 is a softer, more conversational way to point to those same circumstances.
事情 refers to the particular circumstances or reasons behind a situation (often personal or local), while 国情 is specifically about the broad conditions of a nation.
事情 refers more generally to the circumstances or reasons behind something, while 実情 stresses the actual, often unrevealed, truth of a situation.
事情 is the common standalone word for the circumstances behind a situation, while 情 shows this 'state of affairs' sense mainly as a compound element.
情じょう
financial situation; state of one's finances
inside story; hidden circumstances; lowdown
Show 5 more interview; questioning; hearing
traffic conditions; transportation situation
financial situation; household finances
internal affairs; domestic situation
circumstances of the office; office situation
