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

Usage

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.

Related Words

Compare: ニュース (news)

Compare: 社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい) (social issues)

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