様子見

ようすみ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, の-adjective wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
2. Noun probe; probing move

Kanji

• 様 manner. Read as ヨウ.
• 子 child
• 見 see. Read as みる.

Example sentences

• 一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。
  Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.

Words containing 様子見

• 様子見ムード (ようすみムード) wait-and-see mood

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