The kanji 様: meaning, readings and stroke order

様

Meaning: polite title, look
On reading: ヨウ you
Kun reading: さま sama
Strokes: 14
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 3 · grade 3
Old form: 樣

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngài, dáng vẻ (dạng)
Japanese: ていねいなよびかた。ようす。
Korean: 님, 모양 (상·양)
Chinese: 尊称、样子 (样)

Readings, words and example sentences

ヨウ you · on reading

様よう子す
how things are
外の 様よう子すを見に行きます。
I go to see what is happening outside.

さま sama · kun reading

王おう様さま
king
話の中に 王おう様さまが出てきます。
A king appears in the story.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.