様 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ヨウよう · yō
- Kun
- さまsama
- Meaning
- manner, Mr./Ms. (polite)
Stroke order
Origin
木 (tree) + 羕 (phonetic 'yō') — once a tree's name, now meaning 'manner, appearance' and the polite '-sama'.
Readings and examples
| Onヨウようyō | 様式ようしき様子ようす模様もよう |
|---|---|
| Kunさまsama | 様よう○○様○○さま |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 様子ようす
appearance, situation
- 王様おうさま
king
- 俺様おれさま
- 斑模様まだらもよう
- 縞模様しまもよう
- 模様もよう
Example
お客様が 来ました。
A guest has come.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)