有あり様さま

noun

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

Describes a current situation, often with a negative or pitiful nuance. Commonly used in expressions like ありさまを見る or このありさまだ.

• 地じ震しんの後あとの町まちのありさまはひどかった。

  The state of the town after the earthquake was terrible.

• 彼かれの部屋へやのありさまを見みて、言こと葉ばを失うしなった。

  I was speechless when I saw the condition of his room.

noun

the way things should be; ideal state

Only with reading ありよう

Used with the reading ありよう. Refers to an ideal or proper way of being, often in abstract discussions.

See also: あるべき姿 (あるべきすがた)

• 会かい社しゃの未み来らいのありようについて話はなし合あった。

  We discussed the ideal future state of the company.

noun

truth

Only with reading ありよう

Rare, literary use with the reading ありよう. Refers to the true nature or reality of something.

• 物もの事ごとのありようを見み極きわめることが大たい切せつだ。

  It is important to discern the truth of things.