No. 1,883 in Japanese
生じ
"生じ" means "to occur" or "to arise."
In a sentence
問題が突然生じた。
A problem suddenly arose.
In this sentence, "生じ" (shouji) is used to express the emergence or occurrence of something, specifically a problem.
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.
Here, "生じ" is used to describe the appearance or result of an event, namely the cracks caused by the earthquake.
新しいアイデアが議論の中で生じた。
A new idea arose during the discussion.
In this example, "生じ" describes the generation or arising of a concept or idea during the interaction of discussion.
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