Meanings
Readings
Common Words
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
Honorific; Suffix; After a person's name, position, etc.
Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms
Polite; Suffix; Usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with ใ or ใ
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
Common noun
state; situation; appearance; manner
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
form; shape; appearance
state; condition; circumstances
letter; correspondence
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
confession
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The government is a giant, ancient turtle, slow and resistant to change. The publicโs demands for reform are like a yapping dog. The dog barks and runs in circles, but the turtle barely moves, and the status quo is maintained.
The energetic dog always barked at the old turtle, โLetโs race! Letโs change things up!โ But the turtle just pulled its head into its shell and said, โNope. I prefer the status quo.โ
A turtle wanted to change his life, so he bought a dog costume. But he was still a slow-moving reptile in a furry suit. He couldnโt escape his own nature; the status quo remained.
The new CEO was like an energetic dog trying to implement radical changes. But the companyโs bureaucracy was a giant turtle that just retreated into its shell, ensuring the status quo would win in the end.
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