Word Meaning 様子見

ようすみ yousumi

様子見 is read as ようすみ (yousumi) and means wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.)
  2. waiting to see (how things play out)
  3. watching developments (before acting)

Reading

Kana

ようすみ

Romaji

yousumi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 61132 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

様子を見る

ようすをみる

to wait and see

様子

ようす

sign

様子次第

ようすしだい

according to circumstances

お子様

おこさま

(someone else's) child

お子様連れ

おこさまづれ

parent with child

子持ち様

こもちさま

entitled parent

見様

みよう

point of view

王子様

おうじさま

prince

Example Sentences

1

Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.