態 means “attitude, state, condition”

たい · tai

Also: figure, appearance

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

わざと

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

タイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 5 · 14 strokes

The story

What you can do (能) shown through the heart (心): the way you carry yourself. 態度 is attitude, 状態 the state something is in, 事態 a situation as it unfolds, and 生態 is how a creature lives in the wild.

Used in 態度 (taido, attitude), 状態 (joutai, condition/state), and 事態 (jitai, situation)

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