如しく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

to match; to equal; to be on par with

Formal or literary intransitive verb. Often used in negative potential forms like 如かない (can't match) or in comparisons. Modern usage is limited and somewhat stiff.

• 彼かれの才さい能のうには誰だれも如しかない。

  No one can match his talent.

• この作さく品ひんは前ぜん作さくに如しく出で来きだ。

  This work is on par with the previous one.

yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to catch up with; to overtake

Archaic yodan verb. Not used in modern Japanese; found only in classical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは「しく」が「追おいつく」の意いで使つかわれることがある。

  In classical texts, しく can be used to mean 'to catch up with'.