Japanese Kanji
状jou
status quo · conditions · circumstances
Grade 5 · JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance.
状 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 7 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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