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Kanji Details for 様

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Stroke Count
14 Strokes
Radical
木 + 10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings
Kun'yomi: さま。(Jouyou Reading)
さん。
On'yomi: ヨウ。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)
ショウ。

Japanese Meaning for 様

Dictionary Entries for 様

zama
noun
  1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
suffix
  1. -ways; -wards (indicates direction)
  2. in the act of ...; just as one is ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. manner of ...; way of ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

sama
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) (usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
  1. state; situation; appearance; manner

you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)

chama
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Ms. (after a person's name (or position, etc.))

tameshi
noun
  1. precedent; example

Stroke Order Diagrams for 様

Construction of Character for 様

Radicals and parts present in 様
» Radical tree, wood
» Part put together
» Part water
» Part king, rule, magnate
» Part sheep
Kanji variants for 様
» Traditional Chinese Character, Old Character Form
» Simplified Chinese Character
Origin and construction of 様

Kanji related to 様

  • 稿

Meanings in Other Languages for 様

French
  1. Monsieur, Madame, apparence, manière, sorte, état, suffixe de politesse
Portuguese
  1. Senhor, estilo, modos, sufixo polido para senhor.
Spanish
  1. forma, manera, situación, estilo, señor, señora, srta.

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