先様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先 様
さき
Grade: 1 		さま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
先樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

先(さき) (saki, “the other party”) + 様(さま) (-sama, honorific suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

先(さき)様(さま) • (saki-sama) 

  1. (honorific) the other party

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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