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Kanji Detail for 様 - "manner, form"

様

  • Meaning

    様 means "manner, form." Also associated with honorific.

    1. Manner - A way of doing; a style.

    2. Form - Appearance; shape.

    3. Honorific - A respectful title.

  • Words using 様

    • 同様 どうよう Listen same; similar; (just) like
    • 多様 たよう Listen diverse; various
    • 模様 もよう Listen pattern; figure; design
    • 様相 ようそう Listen aspect; phase; condition
    • 様々 さまざま Listen various; varied; diverse
    • 様式 ようしき Listen style; form; pattern
    • 神様 かみさま Listen God; god; deity
    • 多様化 たようか Listen diversification

  • Four-character idioms with 様

    • 多種多様 たしゅたよう Listen a great variety of; diversity
    • 三者三様 さんしゃさんよう Listen everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
    • 千態万様 せんたいばんよう Listen great diversity of form
    • 各人各様 かくじんかくよう Listen different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way
    • 各種各様 かくしゅかくよう Listen individual (different) ways of doing things; being different (varied) for each item (type)
    • 多岐多様 たきたよう Listen wide-ranging and diverse; multifarious

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    • Verified meaning: manner, form
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read よう)
    • Also carries these associations: honorific

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 様

    Given names 様(よう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shape, form, pattern, style

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 樣|样

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sama(さま) さま

    san(さん) さん

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    manner form honorific counting word example template model pattern appearance respectful title courteous dignified esteemed gracious polite shape style way

Sentences including 様

  • This town is quite different from what it was ten years ago.

  • May i have your attention , please?

  • Could i ask you to get a cup of tea for our guest?

  • He got accustomed to the new way of living.

  • He asked after you.

  • The accident happened in this manner.

  • See to that you do not leave your umbrella behind.

  • He asked after my mother.

  • A child will depend on the television.

  • Say pretty things about a person's children.

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