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有り様ありさま (arisama)

condition; sight

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Meaning

有り様 (ありさま, arisama) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “condition; sight”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

事故じこの現場げんばはひどい有り様ありさまでした

The accident scene was awful.

難民は実に惨めな有り様だ.

The refugees are in a wretched condition.

寄席にまで出演して稼がねばならない有り様であった。

They even had to perform at yose (storytelling theaters) in order to make money.

しかし突然「有り様に申さぬか」という大声が聞こえてきたという。

However, all of a sudden they heard someone shouting 'tell us.'

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