現状
げんじょう · genjou · JLPT N3 · noun
condition
📍 現状 = present (現) + condition (状): how things stand now
現 (gen) means present or appear, as in 現在 genzai, now. 状 (jou) means condition or state, as in 状態 joutai. Together they mean the current state of things, the status quo.