漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

3Junior high level6 strokesRadical
On
ジョ・ニョ
Kun
ごと.し
Meaning
like; as if

Origin

ORIGIN

女 with 口 "mouth": to follow just as told — like, as if.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ジョ欠如・突如・躍如
ニョ如実・如来・不如意

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 突如とつじょ

    suddenly

  • 欠如けつじょ

    lack

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

突如、雨が降り出した。

Suddenly it began to rain.

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