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Meanings

1

just like; exactly like; as if

usually written using kana alone

Adverbial use, often followed by a form of ようだ (e.g., さながら…のようだ). Describes a strong resemblance or vivid similarity.

その光こう景けいはさながら夢ゆめのようだった。
The scene was just like a dream.
彼かれの演えん技ぎはさながら本ほん物ものの侍さむらいのようだ。
His performance is exactly like a real samurai.

2

just like ...; virtually like ...; as if it were ...

usually written using kana alone

Suffix-like use after a noun, often with ～に or ～の. Creates a simile meaning 'just like N' or 'as if it were N'.

その庭てい園えんはさながら絵かい画がのようだ。
The garden is just like a painting.
彼かの女じょはさながら女じょ王おうのように振ふる舞まった。
She behaved as if she were a queen.

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