# 状 — condition; letter

状 means “condition; letter”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: condition; letter
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 状

Parts: ⺦ flag · 犬 dog

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[容](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contain/) · [必](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certainly/) · [能](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ability/) · [無](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nothing/) · [状](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/condition/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [難](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/difficult/) · [優](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/superior/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/condition/. Last updated 2026-11-01.