況
Mnemonic
A storm slams the mountain where your older brother is hiking alone. You desperately check the condition of the trails—each update grows worse. The condition keeps escalating from dangerous to catastrophic. Older brother finally radios in: "Soaked, but alive!"
Additional thoughts
Visualize water (storm's left radical component) crashing against your older brother on the right. The escalating danger mirrors how 況 can convey 'still more' or 'much less,' comparing one worsening condition to the next.Quick recall
A storm hits while older brother hikes—you track the worsening condition.Details
The keyword for 況 is condition. This kanji refers to a state of affairs, circumstances, or situation, often used to describe how things stand at a given moment. It carries the sense of comparing or contrasting situations, and by extension can mean "still more" or "much less," as in escalating from one condition to another. It is commonly encountered in words relating to circumstances, status, or the current state of something.
- On'yomi
- きょう
- Kun'yomi
- まし.て、いわ.んや、おもむき