Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
てい
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
有り體 (kyūjitai)
あり体

Etymology edit

From () (ari, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (aru).) + (てい) (tei).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(てい) (ariteiありてい (aritei)?

  1. the way things are
    ()(てい)()
    aritei ni ieba
    to put it bluntly

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN