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ザマ
Meanings
Noun
Derogatory
Usually written in kana
1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
Suffix
2. -ways; -wards
indicates direction
3. in the act of ...; just as one is ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
He waved as he turned to look back.
4. manner of ...; way of ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
Having watched the way my formidable foe fell to the very end, I let out a sigh of relief.
Alt. forms
様ざま
76%
ざま
16%
ザマ
5%
態ざま
1%
Pitch accent
ザ
マ
Top 18600
Used in: 866
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
serves you right!; see what happens!
serves you right!; see what happens!
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Examples (2 in total)
It seems that he knows about it.
Having watched the way my formidable foe fell to the very end, I let out a sigh of relief.