事情|じじょうjijou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncircumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
   そこに行いくかもしれないが、それは事情じじょう次第しだいだ。↗

   I may go there, but that depends.

• Synonym状況じょうきょうNeutralRefers to the state of affairs at a given moment, as in 「現在の状況」; it centers on the situation itself, while 「事情」 centers on the reasons and course behind it.
• Synonym理由りゆうNeutralA reason one can put into words, as in 「理由を説明する」; it centers on the stated reason rather than the full background.
• Related事由じゆうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the cause of a matter, as in 「解雇事由」; used mostly in legal documents.
• Related所以ゆえんWrittenWritten/formal prose with a literary, classical flavor: the reason why something is so, as in 「人の人たる所以」.

Default to 「事情」 for the reasons and course behind a situation. Use 「状況」 for the state of affairs itself, 「理由」 for a reason you can state, 「事由」 in legal writing, and 「所以」 for a literary flavor.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 物事ものごとがその状態じょうたいになった理由りゆう。
2. ある事ことがその結果けっかに至いたるまでの細こまかい様子ようす。