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陳情 (ちんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
petition ; appeal
Formal request or appeal made to authorities, often in writing or through official channels. Used in political, administrative, or organizational contexts.
陳ちん 情じょう 書しょ を 議ぎ 会かい に 提てい 出しゅつ する 。
Submit a written petition to the assembly.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion Similar words 請せい 願がん 請願 is a more formal, legally defined petition (e.g., under the Petition Law), while 陳情 is a broader, less formal appeal often used in administrative or political contexts.
要よう 望ぼう 要望 is a general request or demand, not necessarily directed at authorities, and lacks the formal, petition-like nuance of 陳情.
Etymology Compound of 陳 (state, explain) and 情 (circumstances, feelings), literally 'to state one's circumstances'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with making a formal appeal.
