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How to say 'Specification' in Japanese | 仕様

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The Japanese word for Specification is 'Shiyou', written as 仕様 in Japanese.'Specification' in hiragana is しよう.

    word

    仕様

    Meaning

    Specification

    Reading

    しよう

    shiyou

    Kanji

    仕Serve 様Way, Form

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '仕様 (しよう)' refers to a 'specification' or 'design'. It is commonly used in technical, engineering, or product development contexts to describe the detailed requirements, features, or parameters of a system, product, or process. For example: the specification of this machine is complex「この機械の仕様は複雑です」(このきかいのしようはふくざつです). We need to check the product specifications「製品の仕様を確認する必要があります」(せいひんのしようをかくにんするひつようがあります). The word can also imply the way something is designed or intended to function, as in '仕様書 (しようしょ)' (specification document).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1591

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 仕様

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    仕

    Meaning

    Serve

  • kanji

    様

    Meaning

    Way, Form

Words Related to 仕様 Through the Kanji 仕

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 仕 as well.

  • word

    仕舞う

    Meaning

    Put away

  • word

    仕事

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    仕上げ

    Meaning

    Finishing

  • word

    仕上げる

    Meaning

    Finish

  • word

    仕組み

    Meaning

    Structure, Mechanism

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    お仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    仕える

    Meaning

    Serve

  • word

    仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    仕手

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    仕草

    Meaning

    Gesture

  • word

    仕掛ける

    Meaning

    Set, Initiate

Words Related to 仕様 Through the Kanji 様

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 様 as well.

  • word

    様

    Meaning

    Honorific

  • word

    様子

    Meaning

    Appearance, Situation

  • word

    同様

    Meaning

    Same

  • word

    皆様

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    多様

    Meaning

    Diverse

  • word

    様々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    模様

    Meaning

    Appearance, Pattern

  • word

    様式

    Meaning

    Style, Format

  • word

    神様

    Meaning

    God

  • word

    王様

    Meaning

    King

  • word

    奥様

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

  • word

    異様

    Meaning

    Strange

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What does 'Shiyou' (仕様) mean?

'Shiyou' means 'Specification' .

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