Meaning

Attitude, Condition, Figure, Appearance, Voice (of Verbs)

Readings

Radical

心 — heart (Kangxi radical #61)

Components

• 能 — Ability
• 心 — Heart (radical)

Example sentences

• あの事件は大統領の失態であった。That incident was a black mark against the president.
• 心配するな。事態は好転している。Take it easy. Things are looking up.
• 内戦中その国は無政府状態だった。While the civil war went on, the country was in a state of anarchy.

Appears in

Not used as a component of other kanji in this set.