じょうさま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じょうさま – see the following entry.

【上様】 [noun] (honorific, address) form of address or reference in formal correspondence: dear sir or madam; or in documentation, such as a receipt: valued customer (also encountered with the reading uesama)

(This term, じょうさま (jōsama), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)