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Kanji: 様

KANJI
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
さま
さん
 ON 音 
ヨウ
ショウ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
Meaning:
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
(おうさま)
king
N3
(さまざま)
varied, various
N3
(どうよう)
identical, equal to, same (kind), like
N3
(もよう)
pattern, figure, design
N3
(よう)
way, manner, kind
N3
(ようす)
aspect, state, appearance
N2
(かみさま)
god
N2
(くろうさま)
Thank you very much for your....
N2
(さかさま)
inversion, upside down
N1
(ありさま)
state, condition, circumstances, the way things are or should be, truth
N1
(いちよう)
uniformity, evenness, similarity, equality, impartiality
N1
(さま)
Mr. or Mrs., manner, kind, appearance
N1
(しよう)
way, method, resource, remedy, (technical) specification
N1
(たよう)
diversity, variety
N1
殿(とのさま)
feudal lord
N1
(ようしき)
style, form, pattern
N1
(ようそう)
aspect
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