- genjou original state
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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