No. 268 in Japanese
状態
"State" or "condition."
In a sentence
この状態を維持することが重要です。
Maintaining this state is important.
Here, '状態' ('joutai') is used to mean 'state' or 'condition,' indicating the current situation or circumstance that needs to be preserved.
彼の健康状態は改善しています。
His health condition is improving.
In this sentence, '状態' ('joutai') refers to 'condition,' specifically describing someone's health status, making it contextual to physical or medical well-being.
この電化製品は正常な状態で動作しています。
This electronic device is operating in its normal state.
Here, '状態' ('joutai') signifies the operating 'state' or 'status' of an electronic device, relating to functional or operational conditions.
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