# 状 — Condition

Frequency rank 215 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 過 (Surpass), less common than 論 (Theory).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The icicle comes off the fence rail into the swollen tick and the mutt leans his whole weight on it until the flank opens up.

In words:

- 状 じょう — shape
- 状態 じょうたい — condition,situation,circumstances,state
- 状況 じょうきょう — state of affairs,situation,circumstances

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