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有り様ありさま (arisama)

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

  • JLPT N1
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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 12

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.

彼女かのじょは哀あわれを誘さそう有様ありさまだった。

She was in a piteous state.

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.

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