仕様

仕様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仕	様
し Grade: 3	よう Grade: 3
on’yomi

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

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

Noun

仕様 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 仕樣, hiragana しよう, rōmaji shiyō, historical hiragana しやう)

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

Derived terms

• 仕 (し)様 (よう)がない (shiyō ga nai), しょうがない (shōganai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN