ざま

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
様
態

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ざま • (zama) 

  1. (informal) pathetic appearance

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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