如
如·likeness, as if, equal to
- On-yomi
- ジョニョ
- Kun-yomi
- ごと.し
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠如 | けつじょ | lack, absence |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly, all at once |
| 如実 | にょじつ | vividly, true to life |
| 如何 | いかん | how, what sort of |
Example sentences
彼には責任感が欠如している。
かれにはせきにんかんがけつじょしている。
He lacks any sense of responsibility.
突如、大きな音がした。
とつじょ、おおきなおとがした。
Suddenly there was a loud noise.
この写真は当時の暮らしを如実に物語っている。
このしゃしんはとうじのくらしをにょじつにものがたっている。
This photograph vividly tells of life at that time.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 如 takes ジョ in 欠如・突如 but ニョ in 如実 — the Buddhist vocabulary keeps ニョ.
- 如何 in modern writing is usually kana: いかが, いかん.
Memory aid
Picture it
A woman 女 and a mouth 口: saying it just as it is, so the word matches the thing — likeness.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 突如とつじょsuddenly (formal)
- 如実にょじつvivid, true to life
- 如何にもいかにもtruly; certainly; just like; every bit the; indeed (in agreement)
- 如何にいかにhow; in what way; however much
- 如何してどうしてwhy?; for what reason; how; in what way
- 如何してもどうしてもby all means; at any cost; no matter what; (with negative) simply cannot
- 如何いかがhow; in what way; how about it (polite)
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