Japanese symbol for “conditions”
状況
じょうきょう
Romaji: joukyou
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
In Japanese, conditions is 状況, read じょうきょう (joukyou).
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Meanings
- n state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
Written forms: 状況、情況. Readings: じょうきょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conditions”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances; conditions; situation |
| 情勢 | じょうせい jousei | state of things; state of affairs; situation |
| 紐 | ひも himo | restrictions; conditions |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 現状 | げんじょう genjou | present condition; existing state; status quo |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
| 病状 | びょうじょう byoujou | condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology |
| 年賀状 | ねんがじょう nengajou | New Year's card |
| 実況 | じっきょう jikkyou | actual state (of things); actual conditions; actual scene |
| 不況 | ふきょう fukyou | (economic) depression; recession; slump |
| 盛況 | せいきょう seikyou | success; boom; being well-attended (of an event) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conditions”.
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