仕様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仕	様
し Grade: 3 (ateji)	よう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
仕樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

仕 is an ateji (当て字) spelling of し (shi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of する (suru, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しよー [shìyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

仕(し)様(よう) • (shiyō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. means, method
2. Short for 仕様書 (shiyōsho, “spec, technical specification”).

   それは仕様(しよう)です。

   Sore wa shiyō desu.

   It's not a bug; it's a feature. / It is by design.

Derived terms

• 仕様(しよう)がない (shiyō ga nai), しょうがない (shō ga nai)