状況

じょうきょう

state of affairs, conditions

Mnemonic

Joe じょう rings from Kyoto きょう to describe the weather, the roads and the ferry. Look at the state of it. Nobody is setting off in this: じょうきょう.

Built from

状

condition, form

犬 a dog beside a narrow upright. It means the shape a thing has taken.

況

circumstances

氵 water + 兄 elder brother

Words sharing these kanji

状態 state, condition 現状 present condition

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