じじょう
Meanings
Noun
1. Umstände; Sachlage; Lage; Verhältnisse; Grund
Pitch accent
じょう
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
warmes Gefühl; Mitgefühl; Sympathie; Gefühl; Rührung; Gemüt
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
various reasons
Umstände der Erwachsenen; (übertr.) berufliche Zwänge
als Zeuge befragen; polizeiliche Befragung; Vernehmung; Einvernahme
Examples (11 in total)
I will explain the situation to you later on.
He is well versed in foreign affairs.
It sums up the situation pretty well.
The circumstances did not allow me to go abroad.
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.
His family circumstances were such that he became a teacher out of necessity.
Under these circumstances, I cannot accept the offer.
I don't know how things were a hundred or fifty years ago.