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事態

じたい

situation, state of affairs

Mnemonic

The affair and the state it has managed to get itself into. The same coat こと turned じ, and the same tie たい as 態度, and this one has got into a bad one: じたい.

Worth knowing

状況 じょうきょう is the situation as circumstances. 事態 is the state a matter has reached, and it is usually grave. Near 時代 じだい in sound.

Built from

thing, matter
A hand gripping a banner, an affair being conducted, not an object.
state, attitude
能 ability sat over 心 the heart. The state a thing is in.

Words sharing these kanji

thing, incident work, job important, precious fact, truth safely, peacefully affair, case reply meal, dinner circumstances, conditions splendid, admirable occurrence, incident things to do, errand, business

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