様相|ようそうyousou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounaspect; phase; condition
   コンピューターが産業さんぎょうの様相ようそうを大おおきく変かえた。↗

   Computers have changed the industrial picture considerably.
2. noun, philosophymodality

• Synonym状態じょうたいNeutralObjective state or condition of something; 「様相」 stresses the overall aspect or situation as seen from the outside.
• Synonym様子ようすNeutralColloquial, everyday word for how things look or how someone seems; 「様相」 is written-style and focuses on the overall aspect of affairs.
• Synonym状況じょうきょうNeutralObjective circumstances or conditions shaped by time and place; 「様相」 focuses on the aspect a situation presents.
• Synonym局面きょくめんNeutralThe position in a game of go or shogi, or a stage of affairs; 「様相」 describes the overall aspect rather than a stage.
• Synonym有様ありさまNeutralHow things actually are, often with a negative shade, as in 「この有様だ」; 「様相」 is neutral and written-style.
• Synonym具合ぐあいNeutralColloquial word for the condition of a body, machine or process; 「様相」 is written-style and covers the overall aspect of a situation.
• Synonym様さまNeutralCan mean appearance or situation, but mostly serves as an honorific suffix after names; 「様相」 is written-style, about overall aspect.
• SynonymアスペクトWrittenLoanword used mainly in grammar for aspect, how an action unfolds in time; 「様相」 is written-style and describes a situation's overall aspect.
• Synonym様態ようたいWrittenWritten word for how something exists or acts, as in 「行動の様態」; 「様相」 stresses the overall aspect of a situation.
• Related動静どうせいWrittenMovements or developments of a person or organization, as in 「敵の動静」; 「様相」 describes the overall aspect of affairs.

Default to 「様相」 for the overall aspect a situation presents, as in 「戦争の様相を呈する」; it is written-style. In speech use 「様子」, for body or machine condition 「具合」. 「状態」 and 「状況」 are objective state and circumstances; 「局面」 a stage of affairs; 「アスペクト」 the grammar term; 「様態」 and 「動静」 written words for manner of action and movements; 「有様」 often a sorry sight; 「様」 mainly an honorific suffix.

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1. 物事ものごとの有様ありさま。状態じょうたい。