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What does 事情 (じじょう, jijou) mean?

事情 (じじょう, jijou) means circumstances; reason.

Quick facts
Readingじじょう
Romajijijou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じじょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjijou

circumstances; reason

  1. 1noun circumstances; conditions; situation

Example sentences

  • I was late because of some circumstances.

  • I took a day off work due to family circumstances.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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