如ごとしCommon wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1auxiliary verblike; as if; the same asClassical auxiliary verb used in literary or formal contexts. Attaches to nouns with の (e.g., 夢の如し) or to verbs in the attributive form. Modern equivalents include ようだ and みたいだ.See also: 如き · 如く (ごとく)人じん生せいは夢ゆめの如ごとし。Life is like a dream.光こう陰いん矢やの如ごとし。Time flies like an arrow.
