JLPT N1 · Noun

境遇 (kyouguu)

境遇 (きょうぐう, kyouguu) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's circumstances; environment”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょうぐう
Romaji: kyouguu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life) · noun

Example sentences

そのような境遇であったにもかかわらず、彼は自分一人で道を切り開いた。

Although he was in such circumstances, he made his way by himself.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 境遇

境

boundary, border, regionキョウ・ケイ・さかい · 14 strokes

遇

meet, encounter, interviewグウ・あ.う · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 境遇.

境さかいborder環境かんきょうenvironment国境こっきょうborder (between countries)境界きょうかいboundary待遇たいぐうtreatment

Source: JMdict entry 1236000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.