情 Kanji – feelings

The Japanese kanji 情 can mean feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Onyomi: ジョウ, セイ
Kunyomi: なさけ
Romaji: jou, sei, nasake
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 235

How is 情 read?

情 has the onyomi readings ジョウ, セイ and the kunyomi reading なさけ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as jou, sei, nasake.

Common Japanese Words Using 情

These common Japanese words contain 情. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 愛情(あいじょう) — love, affection
  • 感情(かんじょう) — emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment
  • 苦情(くじょう) — complaint, troubles, objection, grievance
  • 激情(げきじょう) — violent emotion, passion, fury
  • 詩情(しじょう) — poetic sentiment
  • 事情(じじょう) — circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs
  • 純情(じゅんじょう) — pure heart, naivete, innocence
  • 情(じょう) — feelings, emotion, sentiment
  • 情け(なさけ) — pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
  • 情感(じょうかん) — feeling, sensitivity, emotion

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