様 — kanji meaning “Esq.”
様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
- Meanings
- Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- さま、さん
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #493 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- yàng
Words with 様
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 様子 | ようす yousu | state (of affairs); situation; circumstances |
| 模様 | もよう moyou | pattern; figure; design |
| 様々 | さまざま samazama | various; varied; diverse |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
| 皆様 | みなさま minasama | everyone |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 様式 | ようしき youshiki | style; form; pattern |
| 仕様 | しよう shiyou | way; method; means |
| 王様 | おうさま ousama | king |
| 奥様 | おくさま okusama | wife; your wife; his wife |
| 様相 | ようそう yousou | aspect; phase; condition |
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