Word Meaning 如く

しく shiku

如く is read as しく (shiku) and means to catch up with.

Meaning

English

to catch up with
to overtake
to match
to equal

Reading

Kana

しく

Romaji

shiku

Writing Variants

及くしく shiku
若くしく shiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136433 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

如月

きさらぎ

second month of the lunar calendar

如何に

いかに

hey

如何にも

いかにも

absolutely

如実

にょじつ

ultimate reality

如し

ごとし

如来

にょらい

Tathagata

如何

いかが

questionable

如実知見

にょじつちけん

perceiving reality as it is

如意自在

にょいじざい

freely

如実に物語る

にょじつにものがたる

to give a true account

如意輪観音

にょいりんかんのん

Cintamani-cakra (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

如来蔵

にょらいぞう

tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha)

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