よう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. appearing ...; looking ...
usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
2. way to ...; method of ...ing
usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
3. form; style; design
usu. after a noun
4. like; similar to
usu. after a noun
Noun
5. thing (thought or spoken)
Pitch accent
よ
う
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (110 in total)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
like this; this sort; this way
what sort; what kind
such; like that; in that way
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
towering; astonishingly high
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
hopeless; irredeemable
change; alteration; modification
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
beyond comparison; incomparable
beyond comparison; incomparable
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
the very picture of ...
things depend on how you look at them
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
way; method; means; (technical) specification
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
things depend on how you look at them
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
aspect; phase; condition; modality
latest fashion; trend of the times
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
same; similar; (just) like; equal
point of view; way of seeing
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
though it seems big, it's a small world
how to use
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
towering; astonishingly high
pattern; design
form; situation; condition
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
manner of walking; horse gait
many ways; various methods
Everything depends on how you look at it
condition; state (of health); appearance
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
style; form; pattern
the very picture of ...
diverse; various
hopeless; irredeemable
change; alteration; modification
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
different
two ways; both ways; two kinds
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
state; condition; situation; terms
thin Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper); Japanese tissue
(traditional) Japanese style
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
though it seems big, it's a small world
attitude; move; measures (to take)
way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
way of thinking; one's perspective
so many men, so many ways; to each one's own; it takes all sorts to make a world
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
traditional Zen-style architecture
thick Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper)
Kamakura style; style of customs of samurai and their women during the Kamakura period
Everything depends on how you look at it
great diversity of form
adenoid
insulin-like growth factor; IGF
semitendinosus; semitendinosus muscle
modern; latest; up-to-date
Examples (200 in total)
You seem to be overworked.
Our teacher seemed surprised.
He seems to be in trouble.