様 Kanji – Esq.
The Japanese kanji 様 can mean Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix.
Meaning and Readings
How is 様 read?
様 has the onyomi readings ヨウ, ショウ and the kunyomi readings さま, さん.
In romaji, these readings can be written as you, shou, sama, san.
Common Japanese Words Using 様
These common Japanese words contain 様. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お客様（おきゃくさま） — guest, visitor
- お子様（おこさま） — (another's) child
- お疲れ様（おつかれさま） — thank you (for your hard work), good work
- ご苦労様（ごくろうさま） — thank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts
- ご馳走様でした（ごちそうさまでした） — thank you for the meal, that was a delicious meal, what a wonderful meal
- どの様（どのよう） — what sort, what kind
- 様に（ように） — like, as
- 様にする（ようにす る） — to see to it that ..., to make sure that ..., to try to ..., to make an effort to ...
- 様になる（ようになる） — to reach the point where ..., to come to ..., to come to be that ..., to start to ..., to begin to ...
- 異様（いよう） — strange, odd, peculiar, weird, bizarre, unusual