# 況 — Condition

Frequency rank 651 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 挙 (Raise), less common than 老 (Elderly).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A tsunami on the left meets an older brother on the right — the tsunami rushes toward the older brother, and his condition worsens as the water rises.

In words:

- 況して まして — still more;still less (with neg. verb);to say nothing of;not to mention
- 状況 じょうきょう — state of affairs,situation,circumstances
- 不況 ふきょう — recession;depression;slump

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