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JLPT N1 Advanced

如し

Formal or literary “like” or “as if”

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Other forms

如き gotoki - used before a noun
如く gotoku - used as an adverb
Auxiliary Verb

"Like" / "As if"

Expresses resemblance or similarity with a distinctively classical or literary tone.

Example

彼 は 飛ぶ が 如く 走った 。

He ran as if he were flying.

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Formal or literary "like" or "as if"
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