I Love Kanji都合 (tsugou)
都合 (つごう, tsugou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “circumstances; condition”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つごう
- Romaji
- tsugou
- Word class
- Noun + する (suru verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- circumstances; condition; convenience · noun
- arranging; managing · noun, suru verb, transitive
- lending money; raising money · noun, suru verb, transitive
- in all; in total; all told · adverb
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 都合
Noun + する (suru verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 都合する | つごうする tsugousuru |
| Polite (~masu) | 都合します | つごうします tsugoushimasu |
| Negative | 都合しない | つごうしない tsugoushinai |
| Polite negative | 都合しません | つごうしません tsugoushimasen |
| Past | 都合した | つごうした tsugoushita |
| Polite past | 都合しました | つごうしました tsugoushimashita |
| Negative past | 都合しなかった | つごうしなかった tsugoushinakatta |
| Te-form | 都合して | つごうして tsugoushite |
| Potential | 都合できる | つごうできる tsugoudekiru |
| Passive | 都合される | つごうされる tsugousareru |
| Causative | 都合させる | つごうさせる tsugousaseru |
| Volitional | 都合しよう | つごうしよう tsugoushiyou |
| Imperative | 都合しろ | つごうしろ tsugoushiro |
| Conditional (~ba) | 都合すれば | つごうすれば tsugousureba |
Kanji in 都合
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 都合.
都とMetropolis (of Tokyo)都みやこcapital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)首都しゅと(national) capital (city)都会とかいcity都市としtown都心としんcity centre (esp. of Tokyo)場合ばあいcase試合しあいmatch具合ぐあいcondition割合わりあいrate合うあうto come together間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)合図あいずsign会合かいごうmeeting
Source: JMdict entry 1444980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.