Word Meaning 様子

ようす yousu

様子 is read as ようす (yousu) and means sign.

Meaning

English

  1. sign
  2. indication
  3. state (of affairs)
  4. situation
  5. circumstances
  6. appearance
  7. look(s)
  8. air

Reading

Kana

ようす

Romaji

yousu

Writing Variants

  • 容子 ようす yousu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 事態,調子, Related Words 近況,あり方,在り方,有り様 Rank 2498 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

様子を見る

ようすをみる

to wait and see

様子見

ようすみ

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

様子次第

ようすしだい

according to circumstances

お子様

おこさま

(someone else's) child

子持ち様

こもちさま

entitled parent

お子様づれ

おこさまづれ

parent with child

王子様

おうじさま

prince

様相

ようそう

modality

Example Sentences

10

Go check on things.

Let's see how things look.

She looks unhappy.

He looked surprised.

What did she look like?

Let's wait for a while and see how you do.

He asked after you.

He looked quite tired.

I'm worried something bad might happen, so I'm gonna go see what's going on.

Today my horse is not behaving like he usually does.