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様

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 様

ă•ăŸ
æ–č
状
Freq #466
1

Honorific; Suffix; After a person's name, position, etc.

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms

Examples
ă“ăźă–ăŸăŻă©ă†ă—ăŸă‚“ă ă€‚
How did you get into this mess?
ćœŒć„łăŻçŽ‹ć„łæ§˜ă«ăȘăŁăŸć€ąă‚’èŠ‹ăŸă€‚
She dreamed that she was a princess.
2

Polite; Suffix; Usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お or ご

makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

Examples
どうもごèŠȘćˆ‡ă•ăŸă€‚
That's very kind of you.
3

Common noun

state; situation; appearance; manner

Examples
ăƒ•ăƒ©ăƒ•ăƒ©ăšæ­©ăć›žă‚‹æ§˜ăŻă€ă‚ăŸă‚Šă«ăƒ‡ăƒłă‚žăƒŁăƒ©ă‚čだ。
The way she dizzily moves around is far too dangerous.

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
ヹォ
ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Š
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ă•ăŸ
さん
æ–č
4 strokes
Frequency: 46
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

direction
person
alternative

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホォ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた
-かた
-がた
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
から
ăȘ
ăȘた
ごさ
ăŸă•
みづ
も
わ
状
7 strokes
Frequency: 298
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

status quo
conditions
circumstances
form
appearance

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゾョォ
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