仕様

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
仕樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

is an ateji (当て字) spelling of (shi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of する (suru, to do).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) よー [shìyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

()(よう) • (shiyōしやう (syau)?

  1. means, method
  2. short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, spec, technical specification)
    それ仕様(しよう)です
    Sore wa shiyō desu.
    It's not a bug; it's a feature. / It is by design.

Derived terms

References

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