Memory phrase for the character: 状

状

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Meaning

condition, situation, circumstances, letter

Pronunciation

JŌ

Explanation

 Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: dog 犬

Mnemonic
 
A bed for my dog: that's my condition.

Radicals

丬 bedShows a sliced tree trunk. It is used as "bed". cf. 片
犬 dogShows big 大, as a broad-legged person with arms stretched out wide, holding a small dog 丶.




 Vocabulary

状 じょう  shape, state, letter, correspondence
状況 じょうきょう  state of affairs, situation, circumstances
賀状 がじょう  New Year´s card
白状 はくじょう  confession
招待状 しょうたいじょう  written invitation
状態 じょうたい  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

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