様 (さま) — Mr./Ms. (polite suffix)
様
Mr./Ms. (polite suffix)
Frequency #199
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
1 character
noun
suffix
sama
さま
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
さま[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- Mr./Ms. (polite suffix)
Explained in simple Japanese
- 人の 名前の あとに つけて、ていねいに よぶ ことば。
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