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如 Same as - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
如
English: Same as
Onyomi:
ジョ
ニョ
Kunyomi:
ごとし
Nanori: き, ね, ゆき, よし
Romaji:
goto
jo
nyo
gotoshi
Radical: 女
Kanji: 如 (6 Strokes)
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1704
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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きらほしのごとく :: きら星の如く Like glittering stars

きらほしのごとく :: 綺羅星の如く Like glittering stars

いかなるりゆう :: 如何なる理由 (for) any reason

いかんで :: 如何で Depending on ...

いかんともしがたい :: 如何ともしがたい Cannot be helped

いかんともしがたい :: 如何ともしがたい Nothing can be done (about)

くんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとし :: 君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如し Friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid

どうしたわけか :: 如何した訳か Why

どうしたわけか :: 如何した訳か For some reason (or other)

どうしたわけか :: 如何した訳か Somehow

どうしてもというのなら :: 如何してもと言うのなら If you insist

はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし :: 始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し First be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare

はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし :: 始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し Hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy

いかがなもの :: 如何なもの Something one finds fault with

いかがなもの :: 如何なもの Something one finds questionable

りんげんあせのごとし :: 綸言汗の如し Like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid

とのごとし :: 堵の如し In great numbers

とのごとし :: 堵の如し In crowds (of spectators)

せきひんあらうがごとし :: 赤貧洗うが如し As poor as a church mouse

せきひんあらうがごとし :: 赤貧洗うが如し In dire poverty

せきひんあらうがごとし :: 赤貧洗うが如し Extremely poor

せきひんあらうがごとし :: 赤貧洗うが如し Extremely indigent

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

けつじょどうし :: 欠如動詞 Defective verb

Using 如 in sentences:

(Japanese) 中学校の時に、あるセラピストの女性の方と話した後、すごく話が弾んだから突如「これは脈あり」って思って、キスしようとしたんだ。そしたら「やめなさい」って怒られた。その後、次の授業に向かいながら、すごく恥ずかしくなった。

(English) In middle school, I was talking with my therapist, and seeing as we were having such a great talk, I suddenly thought "There's a chance", and I tried to get a kiss. But she told me to stop. Then, as I headed to my next class, I felt so embarrassed.

(Japanese) 祇園精舎の鐘の聲、諸行無常の響あり。沙羅雙樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理をあらはす。驕れる人も久しからず、唯春の夜の夢の如し。猛き者もつひには滅びぬ、偏に風の前の塵に同じ。

(English)

(Japanese) 心の奥底にしまわれた記憶が突如としてよみがえった。

(English) Memories that had been tucked away in the deepest recesses of my mind suddenly recured to me.

(Japanese) あの太った魔女は世界で一番綺麗であるかの如く振る舞っているのを見ると笑わなくてはいられない。

(English) I can't help but laugh when I see that fat witch behaving as if she were the prettiest in the whole world.

(Japanese) その像は本当に素晴らしい。まるで生きているかの如く、我々を見ている。

(English) That statue is truly amazing. It's looking at us as if it were alive.

How do you say Same as in Japanese?

Answer: 如

How many kanji strokes does 如 have?

Answer: 6

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