JLPT N2

Mr./Mrs.; manner; appearance

Item 78 of 481 | 14 strokes | Radical: 木 (tree), 羊 (sheep), 永 (eternity)

Readings

On'yomiヨウ
Kun'yomiさま

Mnemonic

The APPEARANCE (様) of a SHEEP (羊) next to a TREE (木) is an ETERNAL (永) image of peace.

Example Words

様 (さま) Mr./Ms. (formal)
様子 (ようす) state, appearance
同様 (どうよう) same, similar
皆様 (みなさま) everyone (formal)