如し

ごとし

Also written 若し

Meanings

1. Auxiliary verb like; as if; the same as See also: ごとき. See also: 如く (ごとく).

Kanji

• 如 as if. Read as ごとし.

Example sentences

• 過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し。
  Never too much of anything.
• ボブは金槌のごとく、全く泳げない。
  Bob can no more swim than a hammer can.
• なんじの隣人をおのれのごとく愛すべし。
  You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
• 人生夢の如し。
  Life is but an empty dream.
• 彼は脱兎のごとく逃げた。
  He ran like a scared rabbit.

Words containing 如し

• 胆斗の如し (たんとのごとし) being as bold as a lion
• 例によって例の如し (れいによってれいのごとし) as always
• 深淵に臨むが如し (しんえんにのぞむがごとし) like looking out on an abyss

And 12 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists