personal considerations; favoritism; sentimental motives
Refers to decisions or judgments influenced by personal feelings, relationships, or private circumstances rather than objective rules. Often used in contexts like personnel decisions, evaluations, or official matters where impartiality is expected.
A less common, somewhat literary sense referring to heartfelt sincerity or the quality of being genuine and unfeigned. Often appears in older or formal writing.
actual state of affairs; real situation; unvarnished circumstances
A rare, somewhat formal or literary usage referring to the true, unembellished facts of a situation. Not commonly used in everyday conversation; more likely found in analytical or narrative contexts.
When personal considerations creep into personnel transfers, organizational morale drops.
It is rumored that his promotion was due to favoritism.
His words were filled with sincerity and moved the listeners.
The report should convey the actual state of affairs as it is.
personnel changes through favoritism; cronyism in staffing
Compound of 情 (じょう, 'feelings, emotions, circumstances') and 実 (じつ, 'truth, reality'). The combination yields meanings related to personal circumstances influencing reality, sincerity, or the actual state of things. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Japanese since at least the early modern period.