Word Meaning 様はない

ざまはない zamahanai

様はない is read as ざまはない (zamahanai) and means indecent.

Meaning

English

  1. indecent
  2. shameful
  3. unsightly
  4. pathetic

Reading

Kana

ざまはない

Romaji

zamahanai

Writing Variants

  • 様は無い ざまはない zama ha nai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 108743 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

様子

ようす

sign

様相

ようそう

modality

様式

ようしき

style

様々

さまざま

various

様変わり

さまがわり

changing completely

さま

makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

よう

thing (thought or spoken)

様子を見る

ようすをみる

to wait and see

様に

ように

hoping or wishing for something

様になる

ようになる

to reach the point where ...

様子見

ようすみ

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.)