如く

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ごと
Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 如く – see the following entry.
ごとく
(Classical Japanese or literary) conjunctive form of ごとし (gotoshi): like, as if
Alternative spelling
若く
(This term, 如く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 如く – see the following entry.
しく
to equal; to match; to be comparable with; to rival
Alternative spellings
若く, 及く
(This term, 如く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)