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How to say 'State' or 'Condition' in Japanese | 有り様

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The Japanese word for State or Condition is 'Arisama', written as 有り様 in Japanese.'State' or 'Condition' in hiragana is ありさま.

    word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

    Reading

    ありさま

    arisama

    Kanji

    有Exist 様Way, Form

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '有り様 (ありさま)' refers to the current state, condition, or appearance of something. It often carries a nuance of describing how things are or how they appear in a particular situation, sometimes with a critical or evaluative tone. For example: the state of the room was messy「部屋の有り様は散らかっていた」(へやのありさまはちらかっていた). The condition of the company is dire「会社の有り様は深刻だ」(かいしゃのありさまはしんこくだ). This word is commonly used to describe situations, circumstances, or the overall state of affairs, and it can imply a judgment or observation about how things are.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6188

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 有り様

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

  • kanji

    様

    Meaning

    Way, Form

Hiragana in the Word 有り様

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 有り様 Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

  • word

    有る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    有り難う

    Meaning

    Thanks

  • word

    有効

    Meaning

    Effective

  • word

    有する

    Meaning

    Possess

  • word

    有りのまま

    Meaning

    As it is

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    有力

    Meaning

    Influential

  • word

    保有

    Meaning

    Possession

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    固有

    Meaning

    Inherent

  • word

    有

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    有能

    Meaning

    Capable

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

  • word

    有限

    Meaning

    Limited

  • word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    有害

    Meaning

    Harmful

  • word

    有り

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有望

    Meaning

    Promising

  • word

    有毒

    Meaning

    Poisonous

Words Related to 有り様 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

    仕様

    Meaning

    Specification

  • 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

    異様

    Meaning

    Strange

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'Arisama' means 'State' or 'Condition' .

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