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国情 (こくじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく情じょう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

state of a country; national conditions

Refers to the overall political, economic, and social situation within a country. Common in news reports and formal analysis.

新しん聞ぶんで各かっ国こくの国こく情じょうを比ひ較かくする記き事じを読よんだ。

I read an article in the newspaper comparing the conditions of various countries.

不ふ安あん定ていな国こく情じょうが経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうの妨さまたげになっている。

The unstable national conditions are hindering economic growth.

Usage patterns

〈国くに〉の国こく情じょうに合あわせるto adapt to a country's national conditions
政せい策さくはその国くにの国こく情じょうに合あわせて調ちょう整せいされた。
The policy was adjusted to match the country's national conditions.
国こく情じょうを反はん映えいするto reflect a country's conditions
この報ほう告こく書しょは日本にほんの国こく情じょうを反はん映えいしている。
This report reflects Japan's national conditions.
国こく情じょうに応おうじた〈物もの〉something suited to a country's conditions
各かっ国こくの国こく情じょうに応おうじた対たい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。
Measures suited to each country's national conditions are needed.
国こく情じょうを考こう慮りょするto take national conditions into account
支し援えん計けい画かくでは相あい手て国こくの国こく情じょうを考こう慮りょする必ひつ要ようがある。
In the aid plan, it's necessary to take the recipient country's national conditions into account.

Kanji

国country
情feelings, emotion, passion
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Related words

情じょう勢せいN1
国情 refers specifically to the internal conditions of a country, while 情勢 is a general word for 'situation' that can describe any context, not just a nation.
実じつ情じょうN1
実情 stresses the actual, often hidden, state of affairs as opposed to appearances, whereas 国情 simply describes a country's overall political and social conditions.
事じ情じょうN3
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.
国くに柄がら
国情 describes a country's current political, economic, or social conditions, whereas 国柄 refers to its enduring, deep-rooted character.
国こく勢せい
国情 describes a country's political or social circumstances, whereas 国勢 emphasizes statistical trends like population and economy.

Don't confuse with

国こく勢せい
国勢 and 国情 share the kanji 国 and look similar, but 国勢 focuses on national power or population statistics, while 国情 covers the broader political and social situation.

Written forms

国こく情じょうUsage99%
Standard kanji form; used in news and formal contexts.
国こく状じょうUsage1%
Rare variant; 国情 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (country) and 情 (circumstances, conditions).