1.
state of health; health condition
The overall condition of a person's physical or mental health at a given time.
健康状態はいかがですか。
How is your health?
健康状態が悪化して入院した。
My health condition worsened and I was hospitalized.
定期的に健康状態をチェックすることが大切だ。
It's important to check your health condition regularly.
A compound of 健康 (health) + 状態 (state, condition). A standard term used in medical, administrative, and everyday contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 健康状態が良い: to be in good health
- 健康状態が悪い: to be in poor health
- 健康状態が悪化する: for one's health to deteriorate
- 健康状態を確認する: to check one's health condition
- 健康状態に問題がある: to have health problems
USAGE:
Frequently appears on forms, in medical interviews, and in workplace health management. Often used in more formal or objective contexts compared to simply saying 体調 (physical condition).
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 体調: physical condition — more casual and everyday, focused on how one feels right now
- 健康: health — the general concept, without the nuance of a specific state or condition