様 — esq., way, manner

さま様 esq.

U+69D8 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes Freq #493 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1003 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

esq.
way
manner
situation
polite suffix

word

さま sama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

様(さま) sama Mr./Ms. (polite suffix) 様(さま) 々 samazama various お客(きゃく) 様(さま) okyakusama customer (polite) 皆(みな) 様(さま) minasama everyone (very polite) 神(かみ) 様(さま) kamisama God 王(おう) 様(さま) ousama king 奥(おく) 様(さま) okusama wife (honorific) お疲(つか) れ様(さま) otsukaresama thank you for your hard work

よう you On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

同(どう) 様(よう) douyou same 様(よう) 子(す) yousu appearance 多(た) 様(よう) tayou diverse 模(も) 様(よう) moyou pattern 仕(し) 様(よう) shiyou specification 様(よう) 式(しき) youshiki style

Stroke order

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