How to say 'Situation' in Japanese | 状況

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The Japanese word for Situation is 'Joukyou', written as 状況 in Japanese.'Situation' in hiragana is じょうきょう.

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状況

Meaning

Situation

Reading

じょうきょう

joukyou

Kanji

状Form, Condition 況Situation, Condition

Explanation

The Japanese noun '状況 (じょうきょう)' means 'situation' or 'circumstances'. It refers to the state or condition of things at a particular time, often used to describe the context or environment in which something occurs. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal settings to discuss current events, conditions, or states of affairs. For example: The situation is serious「状況は深刻です」(じょうきょうはしんこくです). I need to understand the situation better「状況をもっと理解する必要があります」(じょうきょうをもっとりかいするひつようがあります). It can also be used in phrases like '状況を把握する (じょうきょうをはあくする)' which means 'to grasp the situation'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

400

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 状況

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

状

Meaning

Form, Condition

kanji

況

Meaning

Situation, Condition

Words Related to 状況 Through the Kanji 状

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 状 as well.

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状態

Meaning

Condition

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状

Meaning

Honorific

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症状

Meaning

Symptom

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年賀状

Meaning

New years card

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現状

Meaning

Situation, Current

Words Related to 状況 Through the Kanji 況

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 況 as well.

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況して

Meaning

Moreover

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不況

Meaning

Recession

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'Joukyou' means 'Situation' .

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