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Kotomora

況

condition, situation

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 500Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョウ

Kun'yomi

  • まし.て
  • いわ.んや
  • おもむき

Meaning

況 centers on the state or circumstances of something: its condition or situation. It is used to describe how things stand.

Most common words using 況

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  • 状況じょうきょう
    N3

    state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

  • 実況じっきょう
    N1

    actual state (of things); actual conditions; actual scene

  • 不況ふきょう
    N1

    (economic) depression; recession; slump

  • 盛況せいきょう

    success; prosperity; boom

  • 近況きんきょう

    recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

  • 市況しきょう

    market conditions

  • 現況げんきょう

    present condition

  • 戦況せんきょう

    war situation; progress of a battle

  • 概況がいきょう

    outlook; general situation

  • 活況かっきょう

    activity; briskness; prosperity

  • 景況けいきょう

    situation; business climate; outlook

  • 好況こうきょう
    N1

    prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market

  • 況んやいわんや

    much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

  • 作況指数さっきょうしすう

    rice-crop index

  • 状況報告じょうきょうほうこく

    situation report; status report; progress report

  • 作況さっきょう

    crop (conditions); harvest; yield

  • 進行状況しんこうじょうきょう

    state of progress

  • エントリ状況エントリじょうきょう

    entry-status

  • コロナ不況コロナふきょう

    COVID-19 recession

  • ネットワーク状況ネットワークじょうきょう

    network conditions

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Etymology

況 combines 氵 (water) with 兄, which likely contributes the sound. The water component may relate to the idea of a situation being fluid or shaped by conditions, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 beside an older brother 兄: imagine an older brother checking the water conditions before a trip, assessing the situation.

Reading mnemonic

For キョウ, picture the older brother shouting 'KYOU!' (like 'kyo') when he sees the water condition is dangerous: KYOU -> キョウ.