Word Meaning 如し

ごとし gotoshi

如し is read as ごとし (gotoshi) and means like.

Meaning

English

  1. like
  2. as if
  3. the same as

Reading

Kana

ごとし

Romaji

gotoshi

Writing Variants

  • 若し ごとし gotoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16497 Priority C

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

歳月流るる如し

さいげつながるるごとし

time flies like an arrow

欠如

けつじょ

lack

突如

とつじょ

suddenly

Example Sentences

7

かれにはせきにんかんがけつじょしている。

He lacks a sense of responsibility.

How time flies!

Life is but an empty dream.

Life is like a dream.

Never too much of anything.

He has no ability to reason logically at all.

The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.