さま
Meanings
Suffix
Honorific
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
after a person's name (or position, etc.)
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-
Noun
3. state; situation; appearance; manner
Pitch accent
Top 1400
Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
immediately; promptly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
older brother
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
God; god; ace; king; superior person
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
princess; daughter of a nobleman
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
older brother
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
God; god; ace; king; superior person
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to one's heart's content
(someone else's) child; child; kid
princess; daughter of a nobleman
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
other people; others
the Sun
that's too bad; too bad for you!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
apologies for the crude food
immediately; promptly
everyone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
other people; others
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
apologies for the crude food
regular customer; valued client
regular customer; valued client
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
young master; son of a high-ranking person
world; society
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
thunder; god of thunder
the sun; providence; god
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ...
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
(someone else's) child; child; kid
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
the other party
headlong; head over heels
(someone else's) child; child; kid
a Buddha; deceased person
monk; priest; boy
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
young master; son of a high-ranking person
living god; saintly person
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
thunder; god of thunder
regular customer; valued client
regular customer; valued client
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
world; society
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to one's heart's content
lady of the house
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
prince; princess
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
immediately; promptly
headlong; head over heels
daughter (of a good family)
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
many ways; various methods
how many people
Manjusri (bodhisattva)
the emperor
paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)
parent who behaves like everyone owes them
another's wife; another's daughter
lord; master
Examples (12 in total)
A love letter from Gray?
Brad Pitt is an actor.
Who do you think you are?