Meaning: a state, condition
Reading:ヨウ、さま（ざま）
様子（ヨウス）: the state of affairs, the situation
様態（ヨウタイ）: condition, a state
様式（ヨウシキ）: a mode, a manner
一様（イチヨウ）（な/の）: uniform, equal
多様（タヨウ）（な）: various, diverse
模様（モヨウ）: a pattern, a design
xxx様（さま）: Mr/Mrs/Ms (a suffix for a name)
様（さま）になる: be in good shape, look sharp
様々（さまさま） : a blessing
土産物屋（みやげものや）にとっては、連休様々（さまさま）だった。
The long weekend was a blessing to the souvenir shops.
様々（さまざま）（な）: various, all sorts of
外様（とざま）: an outsider
生（い）き様（ざま）: one’s manner of life
外様（とざま）: an outsider
生（い）き様（ざま）: one’s manner of life
#様 is supposed to be a 形声文字 (one of six types of Chinese character, comprising a semantic and a phonetic element). Its semantic part is #きへん（木） and it means “wood.” The character that makes its つくり (the right side) is not used in the Japanese language by itself but it has 羊 in it and that shows the sound ヨウ.
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