Kanji

如

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョ, ニョ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ごとし

Nanori (Name Reading)

いく, すけ, なお, もと, ゆき, よし

Common Readings

ジョ, ニョ

Example sentences

疾風 しっぷう
その 疾風 如く 草原 駆け抜けた

The horse ran through the grassland like a gale.

修羅 しゅら
修羅 如く 戦った

He fought like a demon.

突如 とつじょ
突如 として 大雨 降り出した

Suddenly, it started raining heavily.

突如として とつじょとして
平穏 日常 突如として 破られた

Peaceful daily life was suddenly shattered.

爆発音 ばくはつおん
深夜 住宅街 突如として 凄まじい 爆発音 響き渡り 住民 たち パニック 陥った

A tremendous explosion echoed through the residential area late at night, and the residents fell into a panic.

如何なる いかなる
如何なる 困難 恐れない

I do not fear any difficulty.

欠如 けつじょ
その 計画 具体性 欠如 している

That plan lacks concreteness.

根源 こんげん
暴力 しばしば 貧困 教育 欠如 といった 社会的 問題 根源 から 生じる

Violence often arises from the roots of social issues, such as poverty and lack of education.

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