JLPT N3 · Noun

様子 (yousu)

様子 (ようす, yousu) is a Japanese noun meaning “state (of affairs); situation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようす
Romaji: yousu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

state (of affairs); situation; circumstances · noun
appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour · noun
sign; indication · noun

Example sentences

彼はどうしたら良いのかわからない様子だった。

He looked uncertain what to do.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 様子

様

Esq., way, mannerヨウ・ショウ・さま・さん · 14 strokes

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMシ・ス・こ・-こ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 様子.

様さまMr様ようappearing ...様々さまざまvarious王様おうさまking模様もようpattern同様どうようsame仕様しようway神様かみさまGodご苦労様ごくろうさまthank you (for your hard work)逆様さかさまinverted殿様とのさまnobleman一様いちようuniform多様たようdiverse様式ようしきstyle

Source: JMdict entry 1545820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.