影かげと形かたちのように

expression, adverb

inseparably; as close as a shadow and its form

Idiomatic expression emphasizing that two things or people are always together, like a shadow and its shape. Often used in literary or emotional contexts.

See also: 形影 (けいえい)

• 彼かれらは影かげと形かたちのようにいつも一いっ緒しょにいる。

  They are always together, as inseparable as a shadow and its form.

• 苦く労ろうと成せい功こうは影かげと形かたちのように切きり離はなせない。

  Hardship and success are inseparably linked, like a shadow and its form.