諸問題(しょもんだい)

しょもんだい
noun
various problems; various issues
1. various problems; various issues
Multiple problems or issues considered collectively, often used in formal or written contexts.
環境(かんきょう)の諸問題(しょもんだい)を話(はな)し合(あ)った。
We discussed various environmental issues.
社会(しゃかい)の諸問題(しょもんだい)に取(と)り組(く)む。
To tackle various social problems.
この報告書(ほうこくしょ)は、教育(きょういく)現場(げんば)が抱(かか)える諸問題(しょもんだい)について分析(ぶんせき)している。
This report analyzes the various problems facing the educational field.

A compound of the prefix 諸(しょ) (various/many) and 問題(もんだい) (problem/issue). The prefix 諸(しょ) is a formal way to indicate plurality and is characteristic of written or academic Japanese. It appears in many similar compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 諸問題(しょもんだい)に取(と)り組(く)む: to address various problems
  • 諸問題(しょもんだい)を解決(かいけつ)する: to solve various problems
  • 諸問題(しょもんだい)を抱(かか)える: to face various problems

OTHER 諸(しょ) COMPOUNDS:

  • 諸国(しょこく): various countries
  • 諸事情(しょじじょう): various circumstances
  • 諸経費(しょけいひ): miscellaneous expenses
  • 諸説(しょせつ): various theories
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