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likeness
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジョ、ニョ
Kun readingごと.し
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. likenessRtK
  2. like
  3. such as
  4. as if
  5. better
  6. best
  7. equal

Popular Usage

如何如何に如何にも

Radicals and components

Radical女womanComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

woman (女) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 104

Compound words

如何いかが
how; in what way; how about; questionable
如何にいかに
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much)
如何にもいかにも
indeed; really; truly; just (like); very
欠如けつじょ
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
突如とつじょ
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
如しごとし
like; as if; the same as
如実にょじつ
reality; actuality; actual conditions; true situation; faithful representation
躍如やくじょ
vivid; lifelike; graphic

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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