さま

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a person's appearance as of body, or style, or face, etc.
  • the state or situation of a thing
  • the general trend, tenor, or feel of a thing
  • one's social station, status, or quality
  • the way or means of doing something, how one does something
  • the reason or circumstances for something

Etymology

Compound from Japanese さ (that, -ness) + Japanese ま (likeness, similarity, way).

Origin

Japanese

ま

Gloss

likeness, similarity, way

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