- 状況 — circumstances; situation
- 近況 — recent situation; current state
- 実況 — live coverage; actual condition
- 況や — let alone; much less
況 combines the water radical (氵) with 兄 as the phonetic element. The sense is of a condition flowing outward, an observable “state of affairs.” Extended uses include contrasts and comparisons, as in いわんや (“much less; let alone”).
彼の健康は 今の状況でも 安定している。
His health is stable even in the current situation.
彼女は 近況を 友人に 伝えた。
She told her friends about her recent situation.
彼は 勉強が 忙しい。況や アルバイト する ひまもない。
He is busy studying, let alone having time for a part-time job.
