— Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

  • JLPT N3
  • 14 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 木
  • #493 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ヨウショウ
Kun'yomi
さまさん

Example words

  • 有様ありさまstate; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth
  • 同様どうようidentical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
  • 様子ようす(1) state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances (2) appearance; look; aspect (3) sign; indication
  • 多様たようdiverse; varied
  • 模様もよう(1) pattern; figure; design (2) state; condition (3) conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems (4) model; pattern; example (5) (after a noun) indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)
  • 様相ようそうaspect
  • 様々さまざまvaried; various
  • 様式ようしきstyle; form; pattern