B2 noun Neutral

経緯

/keːi/

The sequence of events or the background story of how a situation came to be. It refers to the process or circumstances leading to a result.

Ejemplos

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1

彼と仲良くなった経緯を教えてよ。

Tell me the story of how you became friends with him.

2

今回の不祥事に至った経緯をご説明いたします。

I will explain the sequence of events that led to this scandal.

3

ま、いろいろ経緯があってさ。

Well, there's a long story behind it.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
経緯
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Truco para recordar

Kei (Warp) + I (Woof) = The vertical and horizontal threads that weave together the story of an event.

Quiz rápido

新法が制定されるまでの（　）を調査する。

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: 経緯

Ejemplos

1

彼と仲良くなった経緯を教えてよ。

everyday

Tell me the story of how you became friends with him.

2

今回の不祥事に至った経緯をご説明いたします。

formal

I will explain the sequence of events that led to this scandal.

3

ま、いろいろ経緯があってさ。

informal

Well, there's a long story behind it.

4

冷戦が終結した歴史的経緯を分析する。

academic

Analyze the historical process that led to the end of the Cold War.

5

契約内容が変更された経緯を確認したい。

business

I want to check how the contract details came to be changed.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
経緯

Colocaciones comunes

経緯を説明する to explain the circumstances/process
歴史的経緯 historical background/process
事の経緯 the whole story of the matter
経緯をたどる to trace the process
交渉の経緯 process of negotiation

Frases Comunes

紆余曲折の経緯

a complicated sequence of events

〜という経緯で

due to the circumstances that...

主な経緯

the main sequence of events

Se confunde a menudo con

経緯 vs 経過

Keika focuses on the simple passage of time or progress; keii focuses on the complicated 'why' and 'how' of the background.

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Notas de uso

Use this in Task 2 when explaining the background of a social issue.

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Errores comunes

The reading is 'keii'. Do not read it as 'keigo' or 'keiki'. Also, in geography, this kanji means longitude and latitude, but in IELTS contexts, it almost always means 'circumstances'.

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Truco para recordar

Kei (Warp) + I (Woof) = The vertical and horizontal threads that weave together the story of an event.

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Origen de la palabra

Originally refers to the warp and woof in weaving, symbolizing the complexity of events.

Patrones gramaticales

〜に至った経緯 〜という経緯がある

Quiz rápido

新法が制定されるまでの（　）を調査する。

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: 経緯

Vocabulario relacionado

背景

The circumstances or situation that prevail at a particular...

 原因

A noun referring to the cause, origin, or source that brings...
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