Vocabulary

What does 生じる (しょうじる, shoujiru) mean?

生じる (しょうじる, shoujiru) means to arise, to occur.

Quick facts
Readingしょうじる
Romajishoujiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しょうじる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshoujiru

to arise, to occur

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to produce; to yield; to cause
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to result from; to arise; to be generated

Example sentences

  • New problems arose from the construction.

  • It seems a misunderstanding has arisen between the two of them.

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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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