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如ごとく
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. like; as if; the same as
Alt. forms
ごとく
52%
如ごとく
47%
Kanji used
如
comparable
Pitch accent
ご
とく
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Used in: 1419
Composed of
like; similar to; same as
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
thus; in this way; like this
as always; as usual
like water; like it grows on trees
as if; as though
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
as always; as usual
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
Examples (1 in total)
That statue is truly amazing. It's looking at us as if it were alive.