Japanese word

状態

Pronunciation

Romajijōtai

Meaning

  • nouncondition

Example

この機械は状態がいいです。ko no ki kai wa jō tai ga i i de su

This machine is in good condition.

Illustration for 状態 (condition)

More examples

この本は状態がいいです。ko no hon wa jō tai ga i i de su

This book is in good condition.

旅行の前に、車の状態を確認します。ryo kō no mae ni kuruma no jō tai o kaku nin shi ma su

I check the car's condition before a trip.

Core concept

Focuses on the observable condition or situation of something at a given moment.

Common phrases

  • 状態がいいjō tai ga i i

    be in good condition

  • 状態が悪いjō tai ga waru i

    be in poor condition

  • 状態を確認するjō tai o kaku nin su ru

    check the condition

Similar words

調子chōshi: A person's physical or emotional condition, or the performance of a machine, at a particular time.
具合guai: The condition of a person or thing, especially in relation to health or function.
様子yōsu: The visible state or behavior of a person or thing at a given time.

Definition in Japanese

ある時点における人や物事の様子、または成り立っている状況。a ru ji ten ni o ke ru hito ya mono goto no yō su ma ta wa na ri ta tte i ru jō kyō

Word origin

状態 (jōtai, "state") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 状 (jō, "form") and 態 (tai, "state"), whose meanings together describe a current state.

Usage tips

  • 状態が悪い (jōtai ga warui) often means that a machine or object is in poor condition, rather than that it is morally bad.

Other meanings

  • statenoun
  • situationnoun

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