よう・様you[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. noun (suffix), nounappearing ...; looking ...usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
   ケンは人ひと懐なつっこい人ひとであるようだ。↗

   Ken appears a friendly person.
2. noun (suffix), nounway to ...; method of ...ingusu. after the -masu stem of a verb
3. noun (suffix), nounform; style; designusu. after a noun
4. noun (suffix), nounlike; similar tousu. after a noun
5. nounthing (thought or spoken)

• Synonym有様ありさまNeutralA state of affairs or a scene, often an unpleasant one, as in 「この有様だ」.
• Synonym様子ようすNeutralThe most general word for how something looks or how things stand, as in 「様子を見る」.
• Synonym状態じょうたいNeutralThe state or condition of something at a given moment, as in 「健康状態」.
• Synonym具合ぐあいNeutralHow someone or something is doing, especially in health, as in 「具合が悪い」; common everyday word.
• Synonym様態ようたいWrittenWritten, formal prose for the form or state of a thing's existence or movement; also a grammar term, as in 「様態の助動詞」.
• Related動静どうせいWrittenWritten, formal word for the movements or doings of a person or thing, as in 「敵の動静を探る」.
• Related状況じょうきょうNeutralThe situation or circumstances, as in 「状況を把握する」; centers on the external state of things.
• Related格好かっこうNeutralOutward appearance or the way one is dressed, as in 「変な格好」; about looks rather than condition.
• Relatedあり方ありかたNeutralThe way something ought to be or be done, as in 「教育のあり方」; mostly in discussion of ideals.

「様（よう）」works mostly as a formal noun for a way or manner, as in 「〜ようだ」 and 「書きよう」. For general looks or how things stand use 「様子」; for the situation 「状況」; for a state 「状態」; for physical condition 「具合」; for a sorry scene 「有様」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （さま、古典的こてんてき用法ようほう:ヨウ） ありさま、様子ようす。
2. （ヨウ）～様式ようしきの、～状じょうの。
3. （ヨウ）（動詞どうし連用形れんようけいに続つづけて）とるべき方法ほうほう、手段しゅだん、可能性かのうせい。