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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: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. esq.RtK
  2. wayよう ↓
    称え方は様々有る。There are various ways of chanting it, as described below.wiki
  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

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same spelling, other readings
  • 様 よう — appearing ...; way to ...
Same reading (よう)
用 · business陽 · positive酔う · to get drunk

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)

ⓘ

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

彼は母親と同様ピアノが上手だった。
He was as good a pianist as his mother.tatoeba
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