一 身 上(いっしんじょう)

いっしんじょう

noun

personal matters; one's personal circumstances

1. personal matters; one's personal circumstances

Matters relating to one's own personal life or situation. Most often appears in the set phrase 一身上(いっしんじょう)の都合(つごう), a polite, deliberately vague reason given when resigning or declining without disclosing details.

一身上(いっしんじょう)の都合(つごう)で退職(たいしょく)します。

I am resigning for personal reasons.

一身上(いっしんじょう)の理由(りゆう)で欠席(けっせき)した。

I was absent for personal reasons.

詳(くわ)しい事情(じじょう)は言(い)えないが、一身上(いっしんじょう)の都合(つごう)で引(ひ)っ越(こ)すことになった。

I can't go into detail, but I've decided to move for personal reasons.

Almost always used in the fixed phrase 一身上(いっしんじょう)の都合(つごう) ('personal circumstances'), a conventional and intentionally vague reason for resigning, declining, or being absent. It signals that the matter is private and not open to discussion.

Common collocations

一身上(いっしんじょう)の都合(つごう): personal reasons; personal circumstances
一身上(いっしんじょう)の理由(りゆう): personal reasons

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Added 2026.6.17 15:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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