様

Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai ; compare bottom of 暴.

Right component is approximately 𦍌 + 氺.

Kanji

 * 1) certain form or way
 * 2) condition, state
 * 3) design, pattern

Readings
As variant kanji of :

Usage notes
When written in style, this kanji form is called  to distinguish from the kyūjitai form, and its variant forms  and.

Etymology 1
→ →

From.

Noun

 * 1) way, style, appearance

Adjective

 * 1) be like, look like, seem like, as if, having the likeness of
 * 2)  I hope; I pray; may
 * 1)  I hope; I pray; may
 * 1)  I hope; I pray; may
 * 1)  I hope; I pray; may

Usage notes

 * In contemporary Japanese, this term is often written in hiragana.
 * Traditional Japanese grammar analyzes this term as a, , from the noun and the auxiliary verb.