Question

状 status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance 3 298 7 94 いぬ・けものへん 形声 Phonetic It was left to the turtle to make right with the dog and thus maintain the status quo..

Accepted Answer

ジョウ 状況(じょうきょう): state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances状態(じょうたい): current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state現状(げんじょう): present condition; existing state; status quo症状(しょうじょう): symptoms; condition白状(はくじょう): confession状(じょう): (1) shape; state (2) letter; correspondence 5 爿: left-side kata radical (no. 91)犬: dog 犬 4 狀 status quo A turtle mounting a chihuahua clearly disrupts the status quo.

Kanji	状
Onyomi	ジョウ
English	status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
Examples	状況(じょうきょう): state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances 状態(じょうたい): current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state 現状(げんじょう): present condition; existing state; status quo 症状(しょうじょう): symptoms; condition 白状(はくじょう): confession 状(じょう): (1) shape; state (2) letter; correspondence
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	298
Components	爿: left-side kata radical (no. 91) 犬: dog
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	犬
Radical Number	94
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	いぬ・けものへん
Traditional Form	狀
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	status quo
Koohii Story 1	It was left to the turtle to make right with the dog and thus maintain the status quo..
Koohii Story 2	A turtle mounting a chihuahua clearly disrupts the status quo.

Status State Situation Condition Quo Dog Turtle 状