有りありさま (arisama)

state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 2
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Meaning

有様 (ありさま, arisama) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth”.

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Example sentences 10

事故じこ現場げんばはひどい 有りありさまでした

The accident scene was awful.

彼女かのじょあわれを さそ有様ありさまだった。

She was in a piteous state.

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.'

その有り様が後人の琴線に触れ、講談などによる潤色の素地となった。

Such attitude moved the hearts of future generations, which constituted the foundation of embellishment through stories and the like.