ざま

ざま

Japanese

Alternative spellings
様 態

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざま​ [zàmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ma̠]

Noun

ざま • (zama) 

1. (informal) pathetic appearance

Derived terms

• ざまみろ (zama miro)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN