ようだ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ようだ
1
Auxiliary verb; Copula; At sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as の～ after nouns
it seems that ...; it appears that ...
Examples
この車はどこか具合が悪いようだ。
It seems that something is wrong with this car.
2
Auxiliary verb; Copula; At sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as の～ after nouns
is like ...; is similar to ...
Examples
遠くから見れば、その丘は象のようだ。
Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.
Kanji in this Word
様
14 strokes
Frequency: 493
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
Esq.
way
manner
situation
polite suffix
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨウ
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さま
さん
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