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状況 (じょうきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

状じょう況きょう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

noun

situation; state of affairs; circumstances

General term for the current state or condition of things, often used in news, business, and everyday speech.

現げん在ざいの状じょう況きょうを説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain the current situation.
経けい済ざい

状じょう

況きょう

が

悪あっ

化か

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て

いる

。

The economic situation is worsening.

Written forms

状じょう況きょうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and daily conversation.
情じょう況きょうUsage1%
Variant kanji form; less common than 状況 and may appear in older or formal texts.

Kanji

状status quo, conditions, circumstances
況condition, situation
情feelings, emotion, passion

Similar words

状じょう態たい
状態 focuses more on the physical or concrete state of something, while 状況 refers to the broader circumstances or situation.
事じ情じょう
事情 implies underlying reasons or personal circumstances, often used when explaining why something happened.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 状 (state, condition) and 況 (circumstances, situation).