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様子

ようす

appearance, state

Mnemonic

様 the way a thing looks and 子 a child. Somebody passes remark on how you are looking and you sue them for it: ようす. The outside was all they had to go on.

Built from

appearance, manner
The polite 様 of address, and the way a thing looks.
child
A swaddled infant with its arms out, in three strokes.

Words sharing these kanji

various, diverse God, the divine similar child, kid boy girl child, kid son prince chair condition, state of health woman, girl

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