What is the Kanji for "Situation" and "Condition"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Situation" and "Condition", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Situation" and "Condition" is "況".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The kanji "兄" means "Older brother" and can be read as "Kei", "Kyou", "Ani", and "Nii".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "況" mean in japanese?

"況" means "Situation" and "Condition".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

状況: "Situation". The Japanese noun '状況 (じょうきょう)' means 'situation'. This word is used to describe the current state of affairs, circumstances or conditions at a particular time and place. It can refer to a specific scenario or the overall context of a given setting. For example: The current situation is difficult - (現在の状況は厳しい). Let's assess the situation - (状況を見極めましょう).

況して: "Especially". The adverb '況して (まして)' means 'especially'. It is used to emphasize or highlight something, often when making a comparison or stating a stronger version of an idea. For example: It's cold outside, but especially so in the mountains - (外は寒いけど、山ではまして寒い). Not only that, but it's especially true for those without warm clothing - (それどころか、厚着をしていない人ほどまして当てはまる).

不況: "Recession". The noun '不況 (ふきょう)' means 'recession'. It refers to a period of temporary economic decline characterized by a slowdown in business activity, higher unemployment, and lower consumer spending. This is a common economic condition that can have wide-ranging impacts on society. For example: The country is experiencing an economic recession - (その国は不況に見舞われています). We are in a recession and need to tighten our belts - (我々は不況にあり、財布のひものを締める必要がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.