Japanese Symbols

Japanese Kanji

況

kyou

condition · situation

Secondary school · JLPT N2 · 8 strokes

Readings

  • ONキョウkyou
  • KUNまし.てmashi
  • KUNいわ.んやiwa
  • KUNおもむきomomuki

Meaning

Condition, situation.

Stroke order

Stroke order for 況

況 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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