Japanese

じる

しょうじる
Meaning: to arise; to occur; to result from
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 生じる 生じない
Polite 生じます 生じません
Past 生じた 生じなかった
Polite + Past 生じました 生じませんでした
Te-form 生じて 生じなくて
Potential 生じられる 生じられない
Passive 生じられる 生じられない
Causative 生じさせる 生じさせない
Imperative 生じろ 生じるな

Handwriting

生
じ
る

Example sentences

If a delay occurs in the plan, please contact us immediately.
暴力は、しばしば貧困や教育の欠如といった、社会的な問題の根源から生じる。
Violence often arises from the roots of social issues, such as poverty and lack of education.
二つの物体が接触すると摩擦が生じる。
Friction occurs when two objects come into contact.
計算に狂いが生じた。
A discrepancy arose in the calculations.
二人の気持ちにすれ違いが生じ、結局別れることになった。
A misunderstanding arose between the two, and they ended up breaking up.
彼の失敗は、成功による慢心から生じたものだ。
His failure stemmed from the conceit born of his success.
目撃者の証言と事実の間に齟齬が生じた
A discrepancy arose between the witness's testimony and the facts.
それは思い上がりから生じた間違いだった
That was a mistake born of arrogance.
チーム内で軋轢が生じた。
Conflict arose within the team.
地球の自転軸が傾いているため、一年の間に四季の変化が生じる。
Because the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted, seasonal changes occur throughout the year.

Usage Notes

Used for both physical phenomena and abstract situations like problems or duties.

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