上樣

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 上樣 – see the following entries.

【上様うえさま】	[noun] [from late 1300s] (honorific, address) form of address or reference for an emperor, shogun, or other individual of high social status: noble superior, Majesty, Highness, lordship [noun] (honorific, address) form of address or reference in formal correspondence: sir or madam; or in documentation, such as a receipt: valued customer (also encountered with the reading jōsama)
【上様うえざま】	[noun] [1200s–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) up, the upward direction
【上様かみさま】	[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) [noun] [1300s–???] (honorific, address) form of address or reference for the wife of a daimyo, lord, or other individual of high social status: honored superior, milady [noun] [1675–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference for a widow or elderly mother of a household of good social standing [noun] [1689–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference used by townsfolk for someone else's wife or mother
【上様かみざま】	[noun] [1200s–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) up, the upward direction
【上様じょうさま】	[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, 上樣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 上がり様, 上げ様.)