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Kanji Detail for 如 - "like, as, similar"
如
- Meaning
如 means "like, as, similar."
Like - Meaning "as if" or "similar to."
To reach - To equal; to match.
Not as good as - To not match; to be inferior.
If - Expressing conditional meaning.
To go - To proceed; to head toward.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
if, supposing; as if; like, as
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
as; as if; such as
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A comparative word. Like; same as. Such as 愛人如己 (love others as yourself). | A comparison word. (Analects) "Seeing good as if unable to reach it; seeing evil as if touching boiling water." | A descriptive word. Such as in the Analerta, 恂恂如也, 怡怡如也. | A hypothetical word. Such as in the Analerta, 如有王者, 如有用我者. | What to do. (Analects) "What can the people of Kuang do to me?" Meaning "what can they do to me." | To go. Such as 如齊, 如楚. Often used in Zuo Zhuan.
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Sentences including 如
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
Ｋと顔を見合せた私は、今まで朧気に彼を一種の邪魔ものの如く意識していながら、明らかにそうと答える訳にいかなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もし相手がお嬢さんでなかったならば、私はどんなに彼に都合のいい返事を、その渇き切った顔の上に慈雨の如く注いでやったか分りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかも、肩とか胸とかの高くなっている部分に、ぼんやりした火の光をうけて、低くなっている部分の影を一層暗くしながら、永久に唖の如く黙っていた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
Ｋと顔を見合せた私は、今まで朧気に彼を一種の邪魔ものの如く意識していながら、明らかにそうと答える訳にいかなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もし相手がお嬢さんでなかったならば、私はどんなに彼に都合のいい返事を、その渇き切った顔の上に慈雨の如く注いでやったか分りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha