Word Meaning 如く

ごとく gotoku

如く is read as ごとく (gotoku) and means like.

Meaning

English

like
as if
the same as

Reading

Kana

ごとく

Romaji

gotoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137836 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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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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