事情

• 読み: じじょう
• ローマ字: jijou
• 漢字の分解: 事 (ji) — matter, thing; 情 (jou) — feelings, circumstances
• 発音: /dʑi.dʑo.ɯ/

意味

Circumstances; situation; reasons behind something. The background conditions that explain a state of affairs.

A noun frequently used to explain why something happened or to describe a complex situation. Common patterns include 事情がある (to have reasons/circumstances), 事情を説明する (to explain the situation), and 個人的な事情 (personal circumstances). Often implies details that are private or complicated.

例文

1. 個人的な事情で会社を休んだ。
2. 詳しい事情を聞かせてもらえますか。
3. 国の事情によって法律が違う。

使い方ガイド

場面: explanations, business, personal matters

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 事 (matter, thing) and 情 (feelings, circumstances). Together they describe the emotional and factual circumstances surrounding a matter.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal