“Appearance” or “State” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “様”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “様” means “Pattern”, “Mode” or “(Respect word for other person)” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “様”

Jouyou Kanji “様” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
14 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
よう(you) |
Kun-Yomi |
さま(sama) |
Meanings |
Appearance, State |
Mode, Form, Style |
Pattern, Design |
Unit word for counting abstract affairs (such as qualities, beauties etc) |
By adding this kanji after a word (name and act), express one’s respect to the person |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “様”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
様々(さまざま-sa ma za ma) |
Various, Varied, Diverse, All sorts of |
様式(ようしき-yo u shi ki) |
Style, Form, Pattern, Format, Mode |
様子(ようす-yo u su) |
Appearance, Aspect, Looks, Situation, Circumstances |
様相(ようそう-yo u so u) |
Aspect, Phase, Condition, Phase, Modality |
様体 or 容態 or 容體 or 容躰(ようたい-yo u ta i) |
Condition, State (of health), Appearance, Shape |
様態(ようたい-yo u ta i) |
Aspect, Behavior, State, Status, Situation, State of affairs |
一様(いちよう-i chi yo u) |
Uniform, Equal, Even, Unvarying |
左様(さよう-sa yo u) |
① So, Like that, ② That’s right, Indeed, Precisely, ③ Let me see |
同様(どうよう-do u yo u) |
Same, Similar, Like, Equal, Alike, Likewise |
模様(もよう-mo yo u) |
① Pattern, Figure, Design, ② State, Condition |
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