This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、ショウ、さま、さん
Romaji: you, shō, sama, san
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  493
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-10
Korean Reading:  yang
Chinese Reading:  yang4
Unicode:  69d8
JIS:  4D4D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1052
Nelson Index: 2341
New Nelson Index: 2821
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a10.25
Four Corner Index: 4893.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 407
Gakken Index: 472
Japanese Names Index: 2099
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15352P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0500
Remembering the kanji Index: 933
Busy People Index: 2.15
Kanji Way Index: 216
Kanji Flashcards Index: 641
Kodansha Compact Index: 1110
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 430
Kanji in Context Index: 677
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 723
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 969
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 942
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1003
Essential Kanji Index: 309
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1332
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1842
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 328
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 429

Words

(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
(ちゃま)
Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.
様々 (さまざま)
varied; various
仕様 (しよう)
way; method; means; resource; remedy; (technical) specification
(さま)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation; appearance
(ためし)
precedent; example
同様 (どうよう)
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
様様 (さまさま)
our gracious (Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you; agreeable condition
模様 (もよう)
pattern; figure; design; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model; pattern; example; indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)
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