情
情 — Feelings
feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
On’yomiセイ (sei)
Kun’yomiなさけ (nasake)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 情
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances; conditions; situation |
| 情勢 | じょうせい jousei | state of things; state of affairs; situation |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | facial expression; countenance; look |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion; feeling; feelings |
| 実情 | じつじょう jitsujou | real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs |
Study notes
情 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #235 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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