状 — condition / state

Grade 5じょう

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状 (readings: じょう; Japanese kanji) means “condition / state”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 状況 (situation).

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What does 状 mean?

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Kanji	状
Meaning	condition / state
Readings	じょう
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	状況 (situation)

How to read 状

状 is read じょう depending on the word.

Words with 状

賀状thiệp chúc mừng
状況tình trạng
状態trạng thái
症状triệu chứng
年賀状thiệp năm mới

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Updated: 2026-08-09