| Kanji | 況 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キョウ | 
| Kunyomi | まし.て、いわ.んや、おもむき | 
| English | condition, situation | 
| Examples | 状況(じょうきょう): state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances 不況(ふきょう): recession; depression; slump 好況(こうきょう): prosperous conditions; healthy economy 況して(まして): (1) still more; to say nothing of; not to mention (2) still less (with neg. verb) | 
| JLPT Level | 2 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 490 | 
| Components | 水: water 兄: elder brother; big brother | 
| Number of Strokes | 8 | 
| Kanji Radical | 水 | 
| Radical Number | 85 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | but of course | 
| Koohii Story 1 | If you ask your teenager if what he´s drinking is water (and not Vodka), he will answer "but of course". | 
| Koohii Story 2 | キョウ But of course, this character really means "situation/condition". "Elder brother gulped some water and said, ´What the hell was Heisig´s mental CONDITION when he came up with this definition? Heisig must have a drinking CONDITION. But of course, if Heisig sticks to water, rather than sake (like me, water quaffing, situation assessing, sober elder brother), his SITUATION may improve.´" [MODEL COMPOUND: 状況 (じょうきょう) state of affairs; conditions]. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 156 | 
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq251-500
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