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様

Esq.
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingヨウ、ショウ
Kun readingさま、さん
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. esq.RtK
    彼は母親と同様ピアノが上手だった。He was as good a pianist as his mother.tatoeba
    称え方は様々有る。There are various ways of chanting it, as described below.wiki
  2. way
  3. manner
  4. situation
  5. polite suffix
  1. mr
  2. mrs
  3. miss
  4. ms
  5. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

Synonyms

さん

Popular Usage

王様様々神様逆様有様一様お蔭様で

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
様
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · sheep (羊) · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1003

Compound words

王様おうさま
king
様々さまざま
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
神様かみさま
God; god; deity; divinity; spirit
皆様みなさま
everyone
仕様しよう
way; method; means; resource; remedy
お姫様おひめさま
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
～様さま
Mr./Mrs./Miss
～様方さまがた
c/o Mr. ~
様々なさまざまな
various
一様いちよう
uniform; equal; even; the same; identical
有様ありさま
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
様にように
like; as; so that; in order that; so as to
異様いよう
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre
奥様おくさま
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
多様たよう
diverse; various
殿様とのさま
nobleman; dignitary; lord; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo
同様どうよう
same; similar; (just) like; equal
模様もよう
pattern; figure; design; state; condition
様子ようす
state (of affairs); situation; circumstances; appearance; look(s)
様式ようしき
style; form; pattern
様相ようそう
aspect; phase; condition; modality
文様もんよう
pattern; design
人様ひとさま
other people; others
お客様おきゃくさま
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

Additional Examples

彼は腹を立てた様子だったが、結局それは冗談だった。
His apparent anger proved to be only a joke.tatoeba
彼は悲しそうな様子で答えた。
He answered with a sad air.tatoeba
彼は彼女の声に不安げな様子を感じ取った。
He detected in her voice a note of apprehension.tatoeba
様々な種類がある。
There are various kinds.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 様

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step