事じ態たい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Refers to a developing or existing situation, often with a negative or serious connotation. Common in news and formal contexts.

事じ態たいが悪あっ化かするfor the situation to worsen
交こう渉しょうが決けつ裂れつし、事じ態たいが悪あっ化かした。
The negotiations broke down and the situation worsened.
事じ態たいを収しゅう拾しゅうするto bring the situation under control
政せい府ふは事じ態たいを収しゅう拾しゅうしようとした。
The government tried to bring the situation under control.
事じ態たいを打だ開かいするto find a way out of a difficult situation
この事じ態たいを打だ開かいする方ほう法ほうを考かんがえなければならない。
We need to think of a way to break through this difficult situation.
事じ態たいに対たい処しょするto deal with the situation
現げん場ばの担たん当とう者しゃが事じ態たいに対たい処しょした。
The person in charge on site dealt with the situation.
事じ態たいを招まねくto bring about a (usually bad) situation
彼かれの判はん断だんミスが深しん刻こくな事じ態たいを招まねいた。
His error in judgment brought about a serious situation.

状じょう況きょうN3
状況 is a broader, neutral word for circumstances or conditions, while 事態 usually implies a developing, often serious situation.
状じょう態たいN3
状態 describes the condition of something at a given moment, whereas 事態 focuses on how events are unfolding.
局きょくN2
事態 is the everyday word for a situation or state of affairs, while 局 conveys the same idea in a more formal, literary register (as in 局に当たる).

実じっ態たいN1
実態 means the actual, real state of affairs (as opposed to appearances), while 事態 refers to a developing situation; the kanji look alike but the meanings differ.

事じ態たいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
事じ体たいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should prefer 事態.

Compound of 事 (thing, matter) and 態 (state, condition). The kanji combination naturally conveys 'state of affairs'.