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”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しよー [shìyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕijo̞ː]

Noun

仕(し)様(よう) • (shiyō) ^{←しやう (syau)^?}

means, method
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)

References

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

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