生じ

This is the 1883rd most frequent Japanese word.

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生じ

"生じ" means "to occur" or "to arise."


In this sentence, "生じ" (shouji) is used to express the emergence or occurrence of something, specifically a problem.

問題が突然生じた。

A problem suddenly arose.


Here, "生じ" is used to describe the appearance or result of an event, namely the cracks caused by the earthquake.

地震によって建物のひび割れが生じた。

The earthquake caused cracks to occur in the building.


In this example, "生じ" describes the generation or arising of a concept or idea during the interaction of discussion.

新しいアイデアが議論の中で生じた。

A new idea arose during the discussion.