別状(べつじょう)

べつじょう
noun
something wrong; danger (to life)
formalhealth
1. something wrong; abnormality
Anything out of the ordinary or wrong, used almost only in the negative: there is nothing wrong.
命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はない。
His life is not in danger.
検査(けんさ)の結果(けっか)、特(とく)に別状(べつじょう)はなかった。
The tests showed nothing particularly wrong.
運転手(うんてんしゅ)は軽(かる)いけがをしたが、命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はないという。
The driver suffered minor injuries but is said to be in no danger.

Almost always in the set phrase 命(いのち)に別状(べつじょう)はない (not life-threatening), a standard line in news reports of accidents. Also written 別条(べつじょう), the spelling most newspapers use.

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