具合

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
具 合
ぐ
Grade: 3		 あ(い)
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
工合

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぐあい [gùáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝa̠i]

Noun

具(ぐ)合(あい) • (guai) ←ぐあひ (guafi)?

  1. bodily condition, health
    具(ぐ)合(あい)が悪(わる)いから
    guai ga warui kara
    because I feel unwell
    (literally, “because my bodily condition is bad”)
  2. the state of something, especially how something is going or how well it is doing
    痩(や)せ具合(ぐあい)
    yase-guai
    extent to which someone is thin
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    AやBといった具合(ぐあい)
    A ya B to itta guai
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
具 合
ぐ
Grade: 3		 わい
Grade: 2
on’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
工合

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぐわい [gùwáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠i]

Noun

具(ぐ)合(わい) • (guwai) 

  1. Alternative form of 具合 (guai)

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