時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)

じじもんだい
noun
current affairs; current events issues
1. current affairs; current events issues; topical issues
Issues and topics being discussed in the news and public discourse at the present time. Often refers to questions about current events in tests and examinations.
時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)に関心(かんしん)がある。
I am interested in current affairs.
入試(にゅうし)には時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)がよく出(で)る。
Current affairs questions often appear on entrance exams.
毎朝(まいあさ)新聞(しんぶん)を読(よ)んで時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)について知識(ちしき)を深(ふか)めている。
I deepen my knowledge of current affairs by reading the newspaper every morning.

A compound of 時事(じじ) (current events) and 問題(もんだい) (problem/issue/question). Very common in educational and journalistic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)に詳(くわ)しい: well-informed about current affairs
  • 時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)を取(と)り上(あ)げる: to take up a current affairs topic
  • 時事(じじ)問題(もんだい)対策(たいさく): preparation for current events questions (on exams)
  • 国際(こくさい)時事(じじ)問題(もんだい): international current affairs issues

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 時事(じじ): current events — the base component; refers to news events themselves
  • ニュース: news — more general; refers to news reports themselves rather than analytical issues
  • 社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい): social issues — focuses on societal problems rather than current events broadly

CONTEXT:
Frequently encountered in school and exam preparation contexts, where students study 時事(じじ)問題(もんだい) to prepare for questions about recent events on entrance exams and employment tests.

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