状態
じょうたい · joutai · JLPT N3 · noun
condition
状態 = form/appearance (状) + attitude/state (態): the shape things are in
状 means outward form, as in 形状 (shape) and 症状 (symptom). 態 means manner or state, as in 態度 (attitude). Together they name how something currently stands: its condition. Jou-tai: both vowels are long.