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様

様 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. w:トチノキ。
  2. さま、状況、状態。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「樣」の略体。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヨウElem.
  • ショウ
Kun (native)
  • さまElem.
  • さん
Other languages
  • 拼音yang4
  • 한글yang
  • Hán-ViệtDạng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+69D8

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木𣴎

Words using this kanji

  • 様子ようす物事が起こりそうな雰囲気・気配。 そぶり。 訳、事情。state (of affairs), situation, circumstances, appearance
  • 様相ようそう物事の有様。状態。aspect, phase, condition, modality
  • 様々さまざまvarious, varied, diverse, all sorts of
  • 様式ようしきある事物・事柄で共通している一定の型や方法のこと。 ある時代、流派の独自の表現形式のこと。 習慣や決まりで定められたやり方。style, form, pattern
  • 様変わりさまがわりchanging completely, transformation
  • 様さま（さま、古典的用法:ヨウ） ありさま、様子。 （ざま）ひどいまたは非難されるべきありさま。 （ヨウ、文節「～の」や用言連体形を受けて）まるで～にみえる。あたかも～に例えられる。（参照：「ようだ」）Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms
  • 様よう（さま、古典的用法:ヨウ） ありさま、様子。 （ざま）ひどいまたは非難されるべきありさま。 （ヨウ、文節「～の」や用言連体形を受けて）まるで～にみえる。あたかも～に例えられる。（参照：「ようだ」）appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing
  • 様にようにlike, as, so that, in order that
  • 様にするようにするto see to it that ..., to make sure that ..., to try to ..., to make an effort to ...
  • 様になるようになるto reach the point where ..., to come to ..., to come to be that ..., to start to ...
  • 様子を見るようすをみるto wait and see, to see how things go, to survey the situation
  • 様ざま（さま、古典的用法:ヨウ） ありさま、様子。 （ざま）ひどいまたは非難されるべきありさま。 （ヨウ、文節「～の」や用言連体形を受けて）まるで～にみえる。あたかも～に例えられる。（参照：「ようだ」）mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight
  • 様態ようたい物の存在や動きのありさま。様子。form, situation, condition
  • 様様さまさま色色、さまざま。all thanks to ..., ... is a lifesaver, (one) couldn't do without ..., our gracious ...
  • 様格ようかくウラル語族の文法で、状態を示す格。essive
  • 様なようなlike, similar to, (I) think (that), (I) have a feeling (that)
  • 様だようだit seems that ..., it appears that ..., is like ..., is similar to ...
  • 様方さまかたcare of, c/o
  • 様子見ようすみ成り行きや状況を見守ること。wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.), waiting to see (how things play out), watching developments (before acting), probe
  • 様ですようですit seems that ..., it appears that ..., is like ..., is similar to ...

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-10
Four Corner
4893.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a10.25
Heisig
1003
Nelson
2341