How do you read 私情?

私情 is read しじょう (shijou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 私情?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 私情 in romaji?

私情 is written shijou in romaji, also spelled shijo.

What kanji are in 私情?

私 (Private, I); 情 (Feelings, Emotion).

私情しじょう

しじょう · shijou (also spelled shijo)

noun

Personal feelings, self-interest

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Heiban

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How it’s used

Used in formal or written contexts, such as news, business, or literature, to refer to personal emotions or bias that can interfere with objectivity.

Commonly confused with 'kanjou' (emotion), but 'shijou' emphasizes personal bias or self-interest in decision-making.

Example sentences

彼は私情を挟まずに判断した。

He made a judgment without letting personal feelings interfere.

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私情を捨てて冷静に考えなさい。

Set aside personal feelings and think calmly.

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Kanji in this word

私Private, I, Me 音し訓わたくし・わたし JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 情Feelings, Emotion, Passion 音じょう・せい訓なさ.け JLPT N3 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

私わたしI, myself 私立しりつprivate (establishment)私用しようpersonal use, private business 私物しぶつprivate property, personal effects 私鉄してつprivate railway 情じょうfeelings, emotion, passion 情勢じょうせいstate of things, condition, situation 事情じじょうcircumstances, situation, reasons

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What does 私情 mean?

Personal feelings, self-interest.

How do you pronounce 私情?

しじょう (shijou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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