よう
様
す
子
み
見

noun, takes する, takes genitive case の

  1. wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.), waiting to see (how things play out), watching developments (before acting).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
様
す
子
み
見
 様子見 ようすみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Esq., way, manner
ヨウ　さま　ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
flowering water(羕) variant
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (Late Jr. High, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)