様子見

Japanese

Kanji in this term
様	子	見
よう Grade: 3	す Grade: 1	み Grade: 1
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
樣子見 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 様子(ようす) (yōsu) + 見(み) (mi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)る (miru).”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːsɨmʲi]

Noun

様(よう)子(す)見(み) • (yōsu-mi) ^{←やうすみ (yausu-mi)?}

1. (finance) observing something's development first instead of acting immediately

Synonyms

• 模様眺(もようなが)め (moyō-nagame)