ありさま

Japanese

Alternative spellings
有り様 有様

Etymology

有(あ)り (ari, “being”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 有(あ)る (aru, “to be”).) + 様(さま) (sama, “way; appearance”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ありさま [àríꜜsàmà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) ありさま [àrísámá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾʲisa̠ma̠]

Noun

ありさま • (arisama) ^{←ありさま (arisama)?}

1. situation; status; the way things are