Onyomi: ジョウ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: appearance, circumstances, conditions, form, status quo
Kanji for appearance, circumstances, conditions, form, status quo
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状 is made from 犬, meaning “dog,” on the left, and 爿, which represents a piece of wood or a flat object, on the right. Originally, it depicted a wooden tablet used to report or record something about a dog or an event. Over time, the meaning expanded to documents, forms, or reports — anything that records or states a condition. Thus, 状 came to mean condition, status, or a formal document.
状 shows a record or report (wood tablet) about a situation, meaning condition or status.
Imagine writing a note on a wooden tablet (爿) about a dog (犬) to report its condition. That record is 状.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 状 | じょう | form, shape, appearance | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 様 | さま | Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms | common JLPT-N1 Suffix |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 状態 | じょうたい | state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 情勢 | じょうせい | state of things, state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 情景 | じょうけい | spectacle, sight, scene | common Noun |
| 状況報告 | じょうきょうほうこく | situation report, status report, progress report | common Noun |
| 状況証拠 | じょうきょうしょうこ | circumstantial evidence | Noun |
| 状況判断 | じょうきょうはんだん | assessment of the situation, judging according to the situation | Noun |
| 状況によって | じょうきょうによって | depending on the situation, depending on circumstances | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |