別状

Japanese
Kanji in this term
別 状
べつ
Grade: 4		 じょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
別狀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, "other status".

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) べつじょー [bètsújóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [be̞t͡sɨᵝʑo̞ː]

Noun

別(べつ)状(じょう) • (betsujō) ←べつじやう (betuzyau)?

  1. (only in the negative) harm to life
    命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はなかった。
    Inochi ni betsujō wa nakatta.
    There were no injuries or deaths.
    別状(べつじょう)なし
    betsujō nashi
    no injuries or deaths

See also

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