Meaning of 如く(ごとく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 如く

Kana Reading ごとく

Romaji gotoku

Examples of 如く, ごとく in a sentence

あれは朝にラブホから出るのを目撃されるかのごとく気まずかった。

That was as awkward as being seen coming out of a love hotel in the morning.
彼は脱兎のごとく逃げた。

He ran like a scared rabbit.
汝自身に真実であれ、汝自ら他人に偽りなきごとく。

Be so true to thy self, as thou be not false to others.
なんじの隣人をおのれのごとく愛すべし。

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
ずば抜けた着想というのは、往々にして天啓のごとくヒラメクようだ。

Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.
いつものごとく、彼の考えはあまりに非現実的だった。

As usual, his thoughts were extremely academic.

如 JLPT 1

6 strokes

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

On'Yomi: ジョ, ニョ

Kun'Yomi: ごと.し