如
如 — Likeness
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best
On’yomiジョ (jo)
On’yomiニョ (nyo)
Kun’yomiごとし (gotoshi)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 如
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠如 | けつじょ ketsujo | lack; absence; shortage |
| 如実 | にょじつ nyojitsu | reality; actuality; actual conditions |
| 如何にも | いかにも ikanimo | indeed; really; truly |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 如し | ごとし gotoshi | like; as if; the same as |
| 如何に | いかに ikani | how; in what way; how (much) |
Study notes
如 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1704 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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