境遇 (きょうぐう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

境遇 (きょうぐう) means circumstances / social environment.

See example sentences below.

境遇 at a glance

境遇

きょうぐうkyouguu

N1noun

circumstances / social environment

境遇きょうぐうkyouguuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

circumstances / social environment

Example 1

彼の境遇はあまり良くない。

Translation

His circumstances are not very good.

Example 2

境遇が違っても友達だ。

Translation

Even though our situations differ, we are friends.