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Japanese symbol for “conditions”

Romaji: joukyou
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

In Japanese, conditions is , read (joukyou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

status quo, conditions, circumstances
on: ジョウ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
condition, situation
on: キョウ
kun: まし.て、いわ.んや、おもむき
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “conditions”

WordReadingMeaning
じじょう jijoucircumstances; conditions; situation
じょうせい jouseistate of things; state of affairs; situation
ひも himorestrictions; conditions

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうたい joutaistate; condition; situation
げんじょう genjoupresent condition; existing state; status quo
しょうじょう shoujousymptoms; condition (of a patient)
びょうじょう byoujoucondition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
ねんがじょう nengajouNew Year's card
じっきょう jikkyouactual state (of things); actual conditions; actual scene
ふきょう fukyou(economic) depression; recession; slump
せいきょう seikyousuccess; boom; being well-attended (of an event)

See also: Chinese symbol for “conditions”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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