Vocabulary

What does 情 (じょう, jou) mean?

情 (じょう, jou) means feeling, compassion.

Quick facts
Readingじょう
Romajijou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjou

feeling, compassion

  1. 1noun feelings; emotion; sentiment
  2. 2noun compassion; sympathy
  3. 3noun passion; affection; love
  4. 4noun the way things really are; the actual situation

Example sentences

  • He's a warm-hearted person.

  • I strongly felt my mother's affection.

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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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