Japanese symbol for “reasons”
事情
じじょう
Romaji: jijou
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons
In Japanese, reasons is 事情, read じじょう (jijou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reasons”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事故 | じこ jiko | circumstances; reasons |
| 子細 | しさい shisai | reasons; circumstances |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion; feeling; feelings |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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