情 – feelings, emotion, passion

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#235 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 情 means feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ、セイ (jou, sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なさ.け (nasake). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
On’yomi	セイ	sei
Kun’yomi	なさ.け	nasake

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 月・青・土・二・忙・亠.

Words using 情

情じょうfeelings事情じじょうcircumstances情報じょうほうinformation愛情あいじょうlove感情かんじょうemotion友情ゆうじょうfriendship表情ひょうじょうfacial expression苦情くじょうcomplaint純情じゅんじょうpure heart情けなさけpity同情どうじょうsympathy情勢じょうせいstate of things情緒じょうちょemotion情緒じょうしょemotion情熱じょうねつpassion心情しんじょうsentiment情無いなさけないmiserable情深いなさけぶかいtender-hearted

Example sentences

そこに行くかもしれないが、それは事情次第だ。

I may go there, but that depends.

Tatoeba #213667

この情報は正しいか。

Is this information right?

Tatoeba #221079

とりわけ子供たちは愛情を必要とする。

Above all, children need love.

Tatoeba #199691

Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感必応急態想念悪憲愛惑患

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