異状

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
じょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
異狀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, "abnormal status".

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょー [ìjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iʑo̞ː]

Noun

()(じょう) • (ijōいじやう (izyau)?

  1. oddity; abnormality; peculiarity; abnormal status
    西(せい)()(せん)(せん)()(じょう)なし
    “Seibu Sensen Ijō Nashi”
    There are no abnormalities on the Western Front (the Japanese title of All Quiet on the Western Front)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN