事情 (じじょう) — circumstances, situation
事情
circumstances
Frequency #879
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
jijou
じじょう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
じじょう[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- circumstances
- situation
Explained in simple Japanese
- そう なった わけや ようす。
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Usage examples
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古い力と新しい力が重なり、場所によっても事情が違いました。
Furui chikara to atarashii chikara ga kasanari, basho ni yotte mo jijou ga chigaimashita.
Old and new powers overlapped, and circumstances also varied by location.
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