Joy of Leeches
They’re not quite leeches just yet but I’ve a couple of words that are already causing me trouble in Kaishi. They’re slightly higher-concept words1 and there’s no prior experience I can draw from.
- 状態: state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances
- 表情: look, appearance, expression
- 状況: state of affairs, situation, conditions, circumstances
- 情報: information, news, report, intelligence
If you know these words, you’ll see a commonality: じょう. It’s at least semi-consistent, with 状 and 情 being shared in pairs. My brain doesn’t really recognize the kanji all that well at this point though.
For what it’s worth, I’ve already seen I’ve already seen 状況 and 表情 in immersion content so these words are confirmed used.
Well, as high-concept as words can be in a 1.5k frequency deck.↩