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事情 (じじょう): circumstances, situation, reasons — Japanese vocabulary

事情 is read じじょう and means "circumstances, situation, reasons". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

事情

Reading
じじょう · jijou
Translation
circumstances, situation, reasons
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
じじょうが

Example

海外へ行くことは事情が許さなかった。

かいがいへいくことはじじょうがゆるさなかった。

The circumstances did not allow me to go abroad.

Kanji in this word

  • 事 — matter, thing
  • 情 — feelings, emotion

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