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Japanese word 事情: circumstances / situation / reasons. Meanings and example sentences.

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事情 (じじょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

事情 (じじょう) means circumstances / situation / reasons.

See example sentences below.

事情 at a glance

事情
じじょうjijou
N3noun
circumstances / situation / reasons
事情じじょうjijouN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 事情

Core meaning

circumstances / situation / reasons

Basic example sentences

Example 1

今日はじじょうで遅れました。

Translation

I was late today due to circumstances.

Example 2

じじょうを説明してください。

Translation

Please explain the situation.

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