emotion · circumstances

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 情 has 11 strokes and the on-reading じょう, used in 情報 (じょうほう) and 感情 (かんじょう).
• Basic usage: 情報 means information that can be looked up and checked; 感情 means an emotion or feeling.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Information to check and emotions felt
  • 現地の交通情報 refers to local transport information researched before a trip. 確かな情報かどうか expresses whether the information is reliable.
  • 主人公の複雑な感情 refers to the protagonist's complex emotions conveyed through changes in expression. 感情に任せて言い返さず appears in the example about explaining the reason calmly instead of responding emotionally.