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如: like

like; as if
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Readings

On
ジョ・ニョ
Kun
ごとし

じょ: 突如(とつじょ) "suddenly", 欠如(けつじょ) "lack". にょ in 如実(にょじつ) "vividly", 如来(にょらい) "Buddha". 如く(ごとく) "like" (literary).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

突如とつじょsuddenly
欠如けつじょlack; deficiency
如実にょじつtrue to life; vivid
如来にょらいTathagata (Buddha title)
如くごとくlike; as

Example sentences

The sky suddenly darkened, and big drops of rain began to fall.

That photograph vividly shows how hard life was at the time.

They say time flies like an arrow, and the fun summer vacation was over in a flash.

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