様

ざま さま よう ちゃま

• mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight n derog uk
• -ways; -wards suf
• in the act of ...; just as one is ... suf
• manner of ...; way of ... suf
• Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. suf hon
• makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) suf pol
• state; situation; appearance; manner n
• appearing ...; looking ... n-suf n uk
• way to ...; method of ...ing n-suf n
• form; style; design n-suf n
• like; similar to n-suf n
• thing (thought or spoken) n
• Mr.; Mrs.; Ms. suf hon fam chn uk

Intermediate II ➥

Kanji

様

ヨウ • ショウ

さま • さん

Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix

Grade Level 3

14 Strokes

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Synonyms

様

ざま さま よう ちゃま

• mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight n derog uk
• -ways; -wards suf
• in the act of ...; just as one is ... suf
• manner of ...; way of ... suf
• Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. suf hon
• makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) suf pol
• state; situation; appearance; manner n
• appearing ...; looking ... n-suf n uk
• way to ...; method of ...ing n-suf n
• form; style; design n-suf n
• like; similar to n-suf n
• thing (thought or spoken) n
• Mr.; Mrs.; Ms. suf hon fam chn uk

Intermediate II ➥

お粗末さまでした

おそまつさまでした

• apologies for the crude food exp hum

Advanced ➥

様だ

ようだ

• seeming to be; appearing to be aux uk
• like; similar to aux
• in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that aux
• indicates hope, wish, request or mild command aux

Advanced ➥

様だ

ようだ

• seeming to be; appearing to be aux uk
• like; similar to aux
• in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that aux
• indicates hope, wish, request or mild command aux

Advanced ➥