現状維持

げんじょういじ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb maintaining the status quo

Kanji

• 現 present. Read as ゲン.
• 状 condition. Read as ジョウ.
• 維 maintain
• 持 hold. Read as ジ.

Example sentences

• トムは現状維持を望んでいる。
  Tom wants to keep things the way they are.
• ひとりになるのもいやで、とりあえず現状維持状態です。
  I don't want to be alone, so I'm just leaving things as they are for now.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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