Word details
様子見
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 様子見.
Dictionary
Entry
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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
Examples
一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。
Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヨウショウ
Kun
さまさん
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シスツ
Kun
こ-こね
Nanori
いきぎくけねっ
見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ケン
Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
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