condition; state of health; appearance
Primarily used for a person's physical condition, especially in medical or concerned contexts. Can also refer to general state or appearance.
The patient's condition is stable.
After the accident, his condition suddenly worsened.
After the surgery, the patient's condition stabilized.
In the middle of the night, his condition suddenly worsened.
The doctor comes to check on the patient's condition every morning.
We got a call that my hospitalized grandfather's condition had suddenly taken a turn.
体調 refers to one's own daily physical condition and is used by healthy people too, while 容体 is used to describe a patient's medical state as observed by others.
Common kanji form; often used in medical or formal contexts.
Rare variant; not commonly used.