じじょう
Meanings
Noun
1. circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
I understand the circumstances.
Pitch accent
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じょう
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
various reasons
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
Examples (28 in total)
I understand the circumstances.
Oh, so it was due to family circumstances.
There are all sorts of circumstances, you know.
I wonder if there is some very serious reason.
The circumstances in this area had not been fully investigated.
So, there must be some reason or other.
He is well versed in foreign affairs.
We're moving because of family circumstances.
There are also circumstances unique to women.
It sums up the situation pretty well.
Well, I suppose most of the students still haven't grasped the situation.
The circumstances did not allow me to go abroad.
Do you think I don't know the circumstances surrounding that?
If you are willing to listen, I will tell you the circumstances.
The housing situation seemed quite hopeless.
Due to circumstances, I gave up the idea of going to university.
He has a good knowledge of the internal affairs of Japan.
I may go there, but that depends.
Circumstances led me to take this child in, you see.
Thank you both. Thanks to you, I understand most of the situation now.
Even with the new notification, I have not been informed about the circumstances behind it.
His family circumstances were such that he became a teacher out of necessity.
I don't know how things were a hundred or fifty years ago.
From that flustered look, I get a rough idea of the situation too.
He had known the circumstances even before they met in front of the exhibition room.
We have to pass on them because they are out of our budget.
But there's no time to stop and ask what's going on.
Under these circumstances, I cannot accept the offer.