じじょう
Meanings
Noun
1. circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Pitch accent
じょう
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
various reasons
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to explain the situation
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
special circumstances
financial situation
economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation
internal (domestic) affairs
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
social conditions; social circumstances
road conditions
given the circumstances; such being the case
circumstances of the office
clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
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.