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Meaning of 事情 in Japanese
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事情JLPT 3
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Kana Readingじじょう
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Romajijijō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons
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Examples of 事情, じじょう in a sentence
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Due to unavoidable circumstances this summer I can't stay in my holiday cottage.
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かくかくしかじかで、と事情を説明したのだが、あんまり興味なさそうな相槌しか返ってこなかった。
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
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She takes every circumstance into account.
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The decision whether I should see her is mine alone.
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He has a good knowledge of the internal affairs of Japan.
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He is quite ignorant of things Japanese.
Related Kanji
情
JLPT 3
11 strokes
feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
On'Yomi: ジョウ, セイ
Kun'Yomi: なさ.け
事
JLPT 4
8 strokes
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On'Yomi: ジ, ズ
Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える