漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
如: likeness, like
Also: such as, as if, better, best, equal
JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 女 carries meaning and sound
6 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ジョjo · on'yomi · in compounds
- 欠如けつじょlack; absence; shortage
- 突如とつじょsuddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
ニョnyo · on'yomi
- 如実にょじつreality; actuality; actual conditions
ごとしgotoshi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 如しごとしlike; as if; the same as
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 如何いかがhow; in what way; how about
- 如何にいかにhow; in what way
- 如何にもいかにもindeed; really; truly
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
如 takes the 女 family's reading, ジョ (jo).
Also read ジョ
7 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read ニョ
1 kanji shares this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · rú
Same form: 如 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 如 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 如 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin rú most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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