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原状
genjou
also spelled genjo
original state
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  1. genjou original state
How it's used

Used in formal or written contexts, especially legal, business, or repair notices, to refer to the condition before something changed.

退去時は部屋を原状に戻してください。
Taikyō-ji wa heya o genjō ni modoshite kudasai.
Please restore the room to its original state when you move out.

事故後、現場は原状に復旧された。
Jiko-go, genba wa genjō ni fukkyū sareta.
After the accident, the site was restored to its original state.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 'genjō' (現状, current state); the difference is that 原状 refers to the previous condition, while 現状 refers to the present one.

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Kanji Breakdown
原
Meadow, Original, Primitive, Field, Plain, Prairie, Tundra, Wilderness
On: げん Kun: はら
10 strokes N3
状
Status Quo, Conditions, Circumstances, Form, Appearance
On: じょう
7 strokes N3
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原状は〜です。 / 〜の原状

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