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様ざま
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
4. manner of ...; way of ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
Alt. forms
様ざま
74%
ざま
18%
ザマ
5%
態ざま
Kanji used
様
-sama
Pitch accent
ざ
ま
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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
① 身分の高い人の妻に対して敬意を表した呼称。② 他人の妻や母に対して敬意を表した呼称。③ 近世上方で良家の未亡人や隠居した老母に対して敬意を表した呼称。
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
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Examples (1 in total)
It seems that he knows about it.