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Kanji Detail for 状 - "form, state"

状

  • Meaning

    状 means "form, state." Also associated with document.

    1. Form - Shape or appearance; the way something looks.

    2. State - A condition or situation; current circumstances.

    3. Document - A written record; an official paper.

  • Words using 状

    • 状況 じょうきょう Listen state of affairs; situation; conditions
    • 現状 げんじょう Listen present condition; existing state; status quo
    • 症状 しょうじょう Listen symptoms; condition (of a patient)
    • 訴状 そじょう Listen petition; complaint; (legal) brief
    • 賞状 しょうじょう Listen certificate of merit; testimonial
    • 病状 びょうじょう Listen condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
    • 年賀状 ねんがじょう Listen New Year's card
    • 形状 けいじょう Listen shape; form

  • Four-character idioms with 状

    • 情状酌量 じょうじょうしゃくりょう Listen taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
    • 千態万状 せんたいばんじょう Listen an endless variety of forms; multifariousness
    • 千状万態 せんじょうばんたい Listen various forms; various circumstances
    • 波状攻撃 はじょうこうげき Listen attacking in waves
    • 状況証拠 じょうきょうしょうこ Listen circumstantial evidence
    • 現状打破 げんじょうだは Listen abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation

  • Tattoo check: 状

    • Verified meaning: form, state
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: document

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    form; appearance; shape; official

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition; (bound form) to describe; (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit; (bound form) certificate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate

  • Onyomi

    tip

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    form state document appearance condition situation manner circumstance shape arrangement context disposition environment letter official paper standing status

Sentences including 状

  • Under such circumstances , we can not succeed.

  • She was very ill , and a doctor was sent for.

  • She stands in great danger.

  • Is this the first time you've had this symptom?

  • We're in no danger now.

  • He is in a poor state of health.

  • The man finally confessed.

  • I was at my best after a good sleep.

  • What symptoms do you have?

  • He sent me a letter of appreciation.

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