Moji Ninja

様 — manner; polite Mr or Ms

様 means “manner; polite Mr or Ms”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: さま (sama). You'll see it in words such as 様々 (samazama, “various; varied”).

様
Stroke order of 様
Meaning
manner; polite Mr or Ms
On'yomi
ヨウ (you)
Kun'yomi
さま (sama)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N3 · set Society

How to remember 様

Sounds like 羊: both read ヨウ.

Parts: 木 tree · 羊 sheep · 水 water

Words with 様

WordReadingMeaning
様々さまざま samazama kunvarious; varied

Don't confuse it with

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