左様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左 様
さ
Grade: 1
(ateji)
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
左樣 (kyūjitai)
然様

Etymology

Compound of 然 (sa, “that”) +‎ 様 (yō, “way, appearance, likeness”).[1]

First cited in the early 900s.[1]

Compare related words of similar formation, 斯様 (kayō, “like this, in this way”), 如何様 (ikayō, “like how, in what way; in whichever way”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さよー [sàyóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠jo̞ː]

Adjective

左(さ)様(よう) • (sayō) ←さやう (sayau)?-na (adnominal 左(さ)様(よう)な (sayō na), adverbial 左(さ)様(よう)に (sayō ni))

  1. [from early 900s] (dated) like that
    左様(さよう)です。
    Sayō desu.
    Indeed.

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. “然様・左様”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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