THE KANJI · N3 · 14 strokes
Esq. ; Way ; Manner ; Situation ; Polite Suffix
Readings on: ヨウ・ショウ
Kun readings: さま・さん
様 — Madam; Sir (suffix)
Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).
Two-word kanji
Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.
- 王様 — King Word card → Source
- 様子 — condition; appearance; appearance Word card → Source
- 模様 — drawing; pattern; ornament Word card → Source
- 同様 — of the same kind; identical; similar Word card → Source
- 神様 — God Source
- 皆様 — Everybody. Source