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[さま()]
sama
suffix, noun

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[さま()]
sama
[さま()]
sama

English Meaning(s) for 様

suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) (usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
  1. state; situation; appearance; manner

Definition and Synonyms for 様

State the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Synonyms: ざま, よう, ちゃま, , 具合, 動静, あり方, 有様, 格好, , 様子, 様態, 様相, 状態, 状況
Person a human body (usually including the clothing)
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Person a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Missive a written message addressed to a person or organization
Synonyms: あや, レター, 便, 便, 便り, , 信書, 尺牘, 手簡, 手紙, 投書, , , , , 書信, 書札, 書牘, 書状, 書簡, 書面, , 来簡, , , 玉章, 玉章, , 簡牘, , , 置き手紙, 郵便, 雁の使い, 雁の便り, 雁の文, 雁書, 頼る
Hand a position given by its location to the side of an object
Synonyms: そば, かたわら, , , , , , 方面, ,
Direction a line leading to a place or point
Synonyms: , , , 方向, 方角, , , 道のり, 道筋, 道順
Direction the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Synonyms: 向き, 向く, , , , 方位, 方向, 方角, , , 針路
Condition a state at a particular time
Synonyms: コンディション, 具合, 塩梅, 塩梅, 容態, 有様, , 様子, 様態, , 状態, 状況

Meanings for each kanji in 様

» Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix

Categories 様 is a member of

Attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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State the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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Document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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Position the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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Material Body alternative names for the body of a human being
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Grammatical Category a category of words having the same grammatical properties
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Textual Matter the words of something written
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Path an established line of travel or access
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Side a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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Sample Sentences for 様

"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who in the land is fairest of all?" And then the mirror would always reply: "You, my queen, are fairest of all."
Yes, master.
He was looking forward to spending the weekend with her in their little cottage in Somerset.
And who would you be?
I can never thank you enough.

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