JapanLingo

状態じょうたい

joutai

state / condition

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 状態 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “state” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

saabaa no joutai o kanshi shiteimasu.

We are monitoring the state of the server.

Example 2

nebusoku no joutai de unten suru no wa abunai desu.

Driving in a sleep-deprived state is dangerous.