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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

298 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition: 丬 犬

状

Radical

Radical: 犬

Reading: いぬ

Meaning: dog

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

状態(じょうたい)   condition, state

状況(じょうきょう)   situation, circumstances

形状(けいじょう)   shape [n.]

液状(えきじょう)   liquid state

現状(げんじょう)   status quo, present state

症状(しょうじょう)   symptoms

病状(びょうじょう)   condition of disease or patient

賞状(しょうじょう)   certificate of merit

礼状(れいじょう)   letter of thanks

招待状(しょうたいじょう)   written invitation

年賀状(ねんがじょう)   New Year's card

白状する(はくじょうする)   confess

Onyomi Examples

状 (ジョウ) form, shape, appearance, state, condition, circumstances, letter, correspondence

状況 (ジョウキョウ) state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances

内情 (ナイジョウ) internal conditions, true state of affairs

形状 (ケイジョウ) shape, form

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