様相

• 読み: ようそう
• ローマ字: yousou
• 漢字の分解: 様 (you) — manner, appearance; 相 (sou) — aspect, phase
• 発音: /jo.ɯ.soː/

意味

Aspect; phase; condition. The outward appearance or state of a situation.

A noun used to describe the visible state, appearance, or character of a situation or phenomenon. More literary and analytical than 状態 (state/condition), 様相 implies observing how something presents itself — its 'face' or 'aspect.' Often used in news and formal writing: 様相を呈する (to take on an aspect), 新たな様相 (a new phase). Conveys that the situation is being viewed from the outside.

例文

1. 街は祭りの日、まったく違う様相を見せた。
2. 議論は予想外の様相を呈してきた。
3. 経済は回復の様相を見せ始めている。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, analysis, literature, observation

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 様 (you, manner/appearance) + 相 (sou, aspect/phase/appearance). Together: 'the manner of appearance' — how something looks or presents itself in a given situation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated