JLPT N1 · Noun

有り様 (arisama)

有り様 (ありさま, arisama) is a Japanese noun meaning “state; condition”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ありさま
Romaji: arisama
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle · noun

Example sentences

それはさんたんたる有様だった。

That was a fearful scene.

Tatoeba #205503

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 有り様

有

possess, have, existユウ・ウ・あ.る · 6 strokes

様

Esq., way, mannerヨウ・ショウ・さま・さん · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 有り様.

有るあるto be有名ゆうめいfamous有無うむexistence or nonexistence有効ゆうこうvalid有能ゆうのうable有利ゆうりadvantageous有機ゆうきorganic有料ゆうりょうfee-charging有難いありがたいgrateful有ゆうexistence国有こくゆうnational ownership固有こゆうcharacteristic (of)特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of)所有しょゆうpossession

Source: JMdict entry 1541060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.