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Definition and Synonyms for 事情
| 1. | 考慮すべきこと | 意思決定を行うとき、心に留めておかなければいけない情報 |
| Consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | |
| Synonyms: | 事情 | |
| 2. | 事由 | 信念または行動の合理的な動機 |
| Reason | a rational motive for a belief or action | |
| Synonyms: | せい, わけ, わけあい, 事情, 事由, 所以, 所為, 根拠, 理屈, 理由, 由, 筋合, 訳, 訳柄 | |
| 3. | 環境 | 何らかの出来事か活動に伴うか、または影響を及ぼす状態 |
| Circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity | |
| Synonyms: | 事情, 外囲, 状況, 環境 |
Meanings for each kanji in 事情
| » | 事 | matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly |
| » | 情 | feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts |
Categories 事情 is a member of
| 1. | 見聞 | 研究や経験や指導によって得た知識 |
| Information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction | |
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| 2. | 容態 | 一定の時の状況 |
| Condition | a state at a particular time | |
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| 3. | 理論や論理的主張によって弁護できる動機 | |
| Rational Motive | a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | |
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Sample Sentences for 事情
１００年あるいは５０年前事情はどうであったか私は知らない。
I don't know how things were a hundred or fifty years ago.
彼は日本の内部の事情をよく知っている。
He has a good knowledge of the internal affairs of Japan.
彼は何年も前にやむを得ない事情のため、彼女と別れなければなりませんでした。
He had to part from her owing to unavoidable circumstances many years ago.
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