様よう子す

〈人ひと〉の様よう子すがおかしいsomeone is acting strange / seems off
今日きょうは彼かれの様よう子すがおかしい。
He's been acting strange today.
〈事こと〉の様よう子すを聞きくto ask about how something is going
会かい議ぎの様よう子すを聞きいた。
I asked how the meeting went.
〜という様よう子すだto look/appear as if ~ (reporting an observed impression)
彼かれは困こまっているという様よう子すだった。
He looked like he was in trouble.
〈事こと〉の様よう子すがないthere's no sign that ~ (is happening)
雨あめがやむ様よう子すがない。
There's no sign of the rain letting up.
〈場ば所しょ〉の様よう子すを報ほう告こくするto report on the situation at a place
現げん場ばの様よう子すを報ほう告こくした。
I reported on the situation at the site.

Expressions

状じょう態たいN3sense 1
状態 is a more formal, objective term for a condition (often physical or technical), while 様子 focuses on the visible, perceivable side of a situation.
状じょう況きょうN3sense 1
状況 describes the broader, more abstract circumstances surrounding an event, whereas 様子 is about what can actually be seen or sensed.
気け配はいN2sense 3
気配 is a faint, sensed hint that something is happening, while 様子 in this sense (sign/indication) is a slightly more concrete observable clue.
模も様ようN3
様子 broadly describes how a situation looks or is going, while 模様 is used more in reporting or formal contexts for the same idea, as in 試合の模様.

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様さまN3
様子 is the common, everyday word for someone's or something's state or appearance, while 様 used as a noun is more literary and appears mainly in formal or written contexts.
体ていN1
様子 is the common, general word for how something looks or seems, whereas 体 (てい) is a stiffer, more literary term used in set phrases.
姿すがたN3
様子 describes a state or situation that can change dynamically, whereas 姿 is a more static, visual impression of form or appearance.
有あり様さまN1
様子 describes the outward, observable appearance of a situation, while 有様 focuses on the overall (often bad) state of affairs.
表ひょう情じょうN3
様子 describes the general state or how something appears, while 表情 is specifically about an expressive look conveying feeling.
形かたちN4
様子 describes the observable state or condition a situation is in, while 形 in this sense emphasizes the shape or outcome that situation has taken.
格かっ好こうN4
様子 describes the general state or condition of a situation, similar to how 格好 is used in patterns like 〜という格好になる to mean the resulting state of affairs.

模も様ようN3sense 1
模様 usually means a pattern or design but can also mean 'the look of things' (as in 雨模様), which learners confuse with 様子's meaning of overall situation.
様よう相そうN1
様子 is a common, everyday word for the visible 'look' or condition of something, while 様相 is a more formal, often abstract term used in analytical or written contexts.

様よう子すUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday use.
ようすUsage14%
容よう子すUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 様子.

A Sino-Japanese word based on Chinese 様子 “appearance, manner, condition.” In Japanese, 子 has the conventional reading す in this compound.