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如

如 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ごとし、～のようである。
  2. しく、～と同等である。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。音符「女」+羨符「口」。「もし～なら」「～のような、ごとし」を意味する助詞の｛如｝を表す字。もと「女」が仮借して｛如｝を表す字であったが、「口」（他の単語と区別するための符号）を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジョJHS
  • ニョHS
Kun (native)
  • ごと(し)
Nanori (used in names)
  • き
  • ね
  • ゆき
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音ru2
  • 한글yeo
  • Hán-ViệtNhư

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
子(こ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5982

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰女口

Words using this kanji

  • 如実にょじつありのままであること。 絶対不変である真理。真如。reality, actuality, actual conditions, true situation
  • 如何どういか-なる、いか-に／いかん、いかがhow, in what way, how about
  • 如しごとしlike, as if, the same as
  • 如何いかがいか-なる、いか-に／いかん、いかがhow, in what way, how about, questionable
  • 如何にいかにhow, in what way, how (much), to what extent
  • 如何かどうかplease, if you would, would you mind, somehow or other
  • 如何にもいかにもindeed, really, truly, just (like)
  • 如何してどうしてhow, in what way, by what means, why
  • 如何してもどうしてもby all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate
  • 如何にもならないどうにもならないhopeless, futile, no use, beyond help
  • 如来にょらい真如（真理）に到達し、さらにそこから（迷えるこの世に衆生済度のために）来た者を意味する語。狭い意味での仏のこと。Tathagata, perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
  • 如月きさらぎ陰暦二月の異称。きさらぎ。second month of the lunar calendar, February
  • 如にょtathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
  • 如ごとlike..., similar to..., is like..., is similar to...
  • 如くごとくlike, as
  • 如何いかんいか-なる、いか-に／いかん、いかが(depending on) how, (depending on) what, nature (of), what is ...?
  • 如上じょじょう前に述べた通りのこと。上述。前述。above-mentioned
  • 如きごときlike, similar to, something like ..., someone like ...
  • 如法にょほうobservance of the Buddha's teachings
  • 如意にょい自分の思う儘になること。 読経・説法のときに僧侶が持つ長さ30cmほどの棒。going according to one's wishes, ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

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