様子

See also: 樣子 and 样子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
様	子
よう Grade: 3	す Grade: 1
tōon

Alternative spellings
樣子 (kyūjitai) 容子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーす [yòósú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːsɨ]

Noun

様(よう)子(す) • (yōsu) ^{←やうす (yausu)?}

1. state of things; the situation; appearances; circumstances

   どうも様(よう)子(す)がおかしい。

   Dōmo yōsu ga okashii.

   It smells fishy.

References

• “様子”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026