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Kanji Detail for 如 - "like"

如

  • Meaning

    如 means "like." Also associated with to reach, not as good as.

    1. Like - Meaning "as if" or "similar to."

    2. To reach - To equal; to match.

    3. Not as good as - To not match; to be inferior.

    4. If - Expressing conditional meaning.

    5. To go - To proceed; to head toward.

  • Words using 如

    • 欠如 けつじょ Listen lack; absence; shortage
    • 如実 にょじつ Listen reality; actuality; actual conditions
    • 突如 とつじょ Listen suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
    • 如し ごとし Listen like; as if; the same as
    • 如何 いかが Listen how; in what way; how about
    • 如何に いかに Listen how; in what way; how (much)
    • 如何にも いかにも Listen indeed; really; truly

  • Four-character idioms with 如

    • 如意宝珠 にょいほうじゅ Listen Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel
    • 如是我聞 にょぜがもん Listen thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard
    • 如法暗夜 にょほうあんや Listen total (utter) darkness
    • 形影一如 けいえいいちにょ Listen being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart
    • 心身一如 しんしんいちにょ Listen body and mind as one; mind-body unity
    • 面目躍如 めんもくやくじょ Listen demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name

  • Tattoo check: 如

    • Verified meaning: like
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なほ, ひとし, ゆき)
    • Also carries these associations: to reach, not as good as

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 如

    Given names 如(なほ)Listen 如(ひとし)Listen 如(ゆき)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jo(ジョ) ジョ

    nyo(ニョ) ニョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    goto.shi(ごと-し) ごと-し

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    like to reach not as good as to go if resembling similarly equal match inferior as comparable

Sentences including 如

  • Life is but an empty dream.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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