# 況 — situation; state of affairs

況 means “situation; state of affairs”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: situation; state of affairs
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 況

Sounds like 兄: both read キョウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 兄 older brother

## Don't confuse it with

[兄](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/older-brother/) · [呪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curse/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[深](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deep/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [良](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good/) · [専](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exclusive/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [効](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/effect/) · [易](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/easy/) · [速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/)

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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/situation/. Last updated 2026-11-01.