Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “様子見”

様子見

ようすみ

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

Example sentence

Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.

Kanji details

様

・esq.

・way

・manner

・situation

・polite suffix

子

・child

・sign of the rat

・11pm-1am

・first sign of chinese zodiac

見

・see

・hopes

・chances

・idea

・opinion

・look at

・visible

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ようすみムード

wait-and-see mood