Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 様子見(ようすみ) in Japanese

様子見
Kana Reading
ようすみ
Romaji
yōsumi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    wait-and-see
    Example sentence
    一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。 Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.

Examples of 様子見, ようすみ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

様 JLPT 3

14 strokes

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

On'Yomi: ヨウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さま, さん

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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