Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 内ない 情じょう に 詳くわ しい to be well informed about the inner workings of (a place/organization)
He is well informed about the inner workings of that company.
内ない 情じょう を 探さぐ る to look into the inside story
The reporter looked into the inside story of the organization.
内ない 情じょう を 明あき らかにする to reveal the internal affairs (of something)
The government revealed the inside story of the incident.
内ない 情じょう を 知し る to know the inside story
Few people know the inside story.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion 状 status quo, conditions, circumstances Related words· 6 実情 highlights the true, often harsh, state of affairs, while 内情 focuses on hidden internal details not visible from outside.
内幕 stresses secretive or scandalous behind-the-scenes dealings, whereas 内情 is a more neutral term for internal circumstances.
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.
内部 is a general term meaning 'inside' or 'interior', while 内情 specifically refers to the actual state of affairs within that interior.
Show 2 more Show fewer 内情 is the modern word for someone's internal/financial circumstances, a sense that 内緒 only carries in old-fashioned usage.
内情 refers to internal affairs or circumstances (often of an organization), while 内実 more broadly means the true state of affairs contrasted with appearances.
Written forms 内ない 情じょう Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency news word.
内ない 状じょう Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 内 (inside) and 情 (circumstances, feelings). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows naturally from the components.
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