Keyword
-sama
- Esq.
- way
- manner
- situation
- polite suffix
- Frequency
- #493
- Strokes
- 14
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1003
Readings
さま53%
ヨウ48%
Mnemonic
People bow to a sacred tree, a thundering force of nature, and a spring of water, calling each respectfully with -sama.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
様
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
Suffix
様
Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation; appearance; manner
Suffix
様子
state (of affairs); situation; circumstances; appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor; sign; …
Noun
模様
pattern; figure; design; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model; example; indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm); …
Noun
お客様
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
Noun
様に
like; as; so that; in order that; so as to; in order to; be sure to; I hope (that); I pray (that); may
Expression
様になる
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
Expression
お陰様で
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts
Expression