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苦情 (くじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
complaint ; grievance ; objection
A complaint or objection made because of trouble, dissatisfaction, inconvenience, or perceived unfairness. Common in patterns such as 苦情を言う, 苦情が来る, and 苦情を受ける.
店てん
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情じょう
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I complained about the clerk's attitude.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Similar words 文もん 句く More casual and often means grumbling or fault-finding; 苦情 is more suitable for a formal complaint to a shop, company, authority, or responsible person.
クレーム A loanword often used for customer complaints or claims; 苦情 is native-looking/Sino-Japanese and works more broadly for grievances and objections.
不ふ 満まん Means dissatisfaction as a feeling; 苦情 is the complaint or grievance expressed to someone.
抗こう 議ぎ Means protest or formal objection, often stronger and more public; 苦情 can be an everyday complaint about trouble or inconvenience.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 苦, associated with suffering or distress, and 情, feelings or circumstances. The spelling fits the idea of expressing distress or dissatisfaction as a grievance.
