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態

attitude
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. attitudeRtK
  2. condition
    彼は彼女の容態がどんなに悪いか認識するようきっぱりと言った。He told her firmly to realize how serious her condition was.tatoeba
  3. figure
  4. appearance
  5. voice (of verbs)
  1. posture
  2. preparedness
  3. readiness

Popular Usage

事態状態形態

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ability · elbow · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2161

Compound words

状態じょうたい
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
事態じたい
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
形態けいたい
form; shape; figure; morph
旧態きゅうたい
old state of affairs
実態じったい
true state; actual condition; reality
醜態しゅうたい
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
生態せいたい
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
態勢たいせい
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
態度たいど
attitude; manner; behaviour; demeanour; bearing
動態どうたい
movement; dynamic state
変態へんたい
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis
失態しったい
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure
生態学せいたいがく
ecology
生態系せいたいけい
ecosystem
実態調査じったいちょうさ
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
緊急事態宣言きんきゅうじたいせんげん
declaration of a state of emergency
悪態あくたい
abusive language
業態ぎょうたい
business conditions
痴態ちたい
foolishness
媚態びたい
coquetry
嬌態きょうたい
coquetry
擬態語ぎたいご
phenomime
形態素けいたいそ
morpheme
旧態依然きゅうたいいぜん
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things)

On Reading Examples

彼のあの態度、感じ悪いわね。たいど
That attitude of his is quite disgusting.tatoeba
事態は収拾に向かいつつある。じたい
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.tatoeba
もとより私は最悪の事態を覚悟していた。じたい
From the outset I was prepared for the worst.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女のそっけない態度にいらいらした。
He was impatient with her unfriendly attitude.tatoeba
彼は働く婦人たちに対してとても理解のある態度をとっている。
He holds a very enlightened attitude toward working women.tatoeba
彼は電車の中で、態と私の足を踏みました。
He trod on my foot on purpose in the train.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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