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    3. 如し

    如し

    如ごとし​

    like

    KMT8CoreAuxiliary, VerbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    若し

    ごとし

    Auxiliary, Verb

    1.
    like, as if, the same as

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの言こと葉ばは剣けんの如ごとし。

    His words are like a sword.

    KMT6LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    人じん生せいは旅たびの如ごとし、様さま々ざまな出で会あいと別わかれがある。

    Life is like a journey; there are various encounters and partings.

    KMT8LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、「夢ゆめの如ごとし」といった表ひょう現げんがよく登とう場じょうする。

    Expressions like "like a dream" often appear in classical literature.

    KMT8LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    彼かの女じょの笑え顔がおは、太たい陽ようの如ごとく周まわりを明あかるくする。

    Her smile brightens her surroundings like the sun.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの決けつ断だんは、まるで未み来らいを予よ見けんしたかの如ごとしであった。

    His decision was as if he had foreseen the future.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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