ありさま

Japanese

Alternative spellings
有り様
有様

Etymology

有(あ)り (ari, “being”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 有(あ)る (aru, “to be”).) + 様(さま) (sama, “way; appearance”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ありさま • (arisama) ←ありさま (arisama)?

  1. situation; status; the way things are

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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